Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, known professionally as Halsey, is an American singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the mid-2010s. They first gained attention through social media platforms ...

By Isabela Raygoza Associate Editor, Billboard Español Mexican music juggernauts Peso Pluma and Tito Double P are set to be honored with the BMI Champion Award and the BMI Impact Award ...

The ‘Good As Hell’ singer posted a pair of selfies on her Instagram account on Saturday (January 25), alongside statistics on her decreases in BMI and body fat percentage. “I did it,” she ...

While it could be thought that more developed countries could also simply have ethnic populations that are genetically taller, “we think that isn’t the case,” said study coauthor and environmental ...

Halsey puts the difference in the rate at which men and women are getting taller down to sexual selection. In the past, taller, heavier men would tend to be stronger, enabling them to outcompete ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. A person’s BMI is ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.

The report’s findings suggest that BMI — the measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of ...