America’s obesity rate looks to be plateauing—again.

Māori and Pacific women are particularly disadvantaged by the BMI limit on access to public fertility treatment. Research shows Polynesians are much leaner than Europeans at significantly higher BMIs.

The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.

Poor body image and disordered eating in middle age is more common than you think. We can recover, but it doesn’t involve diets or more self-control.

For years, families have tracked their children’s health by where they fall on the growth chart. But experts say it isn’t that simple.

Our new study found watching just eight minutes of TikTok content focused on dieting, weight loss and exercise had an immediate negative effect on body image satisfaction for young women.

Two decades in, there’s no evidence that school weigh-ins do anything but make kids uncomfortable.

Watching Olympians compete while struggling to do 30 minutes of daily exercise can be shaming. Experts share how to enjoy the Games without making such comparisons.

‘Body swapping’ may help people get a clearer idea of what their own bodies are really like.

“People first” language for obesity shouldn’t be the rule in public discourse.

Using a lower cut-off for obesity would give a truer picture of who is affected, researchers say.

Skinfold tests were once a staple of AFL fitness assessments, but are now banned for junior athletes. Is this a sign footballers have ‘gone soft’, or is there good reason for it?

The AFL confirmed to clubs last week they would not be publishing weights of potential draft picks and skin fold testing would stop for elite juniors. It has sparked discussion again.

It turns out that, although such measurements are important, waist circumference and ratio to height are not the whole story when it comes to your risk of disease and death.

From echoing societal shifts to changing the way the game is played, the heights of players at the top level of Australian Football have been a crucial part of footy's history.

Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate.  waist-to-height ratio.

The OZ2000 anthropometry research project was led by Tim Ackland and Deb Kerr, with Patria Hume leading a visiting team of NZ anthropometrists. This video has footage of the athletes we measured as well as photos of the anthropometry team in action. It was a great experience. Thanks for the vision Tim and Deb.

Over past three decades. obesity rates increased fourfold among children and doubled among adults

Finnair says trial is voluntary and will help estimate weight of planes’ cargo before takeoff

People over 65 make up a sizable portion of Americans on GLP-1 drugs. That might be trouble.

If you’ve been paying attention to health news recently, you may have noticed a subtle but real shift in the way society discusses bodyweight. It started around 10 years ago with the body positivity movement, the idea that we should love our bodies at any size. It was around the same time that the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease. The medical community was divided, with some believing the classification would help reduce stigma, while others argued it pathologized larger bodies.

Comments about our looks from our loved ones and friends can cause lifelong insecurities. How can we teach kids to feel confident about their bodies instead?

Here are five ways to try and avoid young people developing a negative body image.

Written and presented by Melissa Hogenboom.