This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. When it comes to achieving a healthy body weight, some men ...

The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it's important to remember that these averages are mathematical calculations. They don't represent what's ...

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, Vol. 36 (2017), pp. 1-10 (10 pages) Background: Central obesity (CO) confers a significant threat on the cardio-metabolic health of individuals, ...

The novel metabolic predictor emphasizes central adiposity, while integrating metabolites and other measures of metabolic ...

The number of people classified as having a "healthy weight" is the lowest in nearly 15 years. (Getty Images) Talk around weight in the United States has reached a fever pitch thanks to the popularity ...

Last year, my wife started training for the New York City marathon. I couldn’t exactly be ordering in Taco Bell while she was eating clean and running double-digit miles everyday, so I set out to make ...