Obesity is by far the most common risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but one in five people diagnosed with the disease are of a normal weight. A new test promises a novel way to estimate diabetes risk ...

If you've ever stood on a scale at the doctor's office only to be told your health status based on a single number, you're ...

For decades, health experts have relied on body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height, to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. But sometimes, you need more than ...

So much of the attention, on the area near 61st and Peoria has been on crime and most recently, community-efforts to turn things around. However, there's another serious concern for many of the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — State officials who are worried about obesity among children say that measuring the body mass indexes of elementary students is a key step in attacking the growing problem. But leaders ...