Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

In a nutshell Most commercial fitness trackers provide inaccurate calorie burn estimates for people with obesity, due to differences in body shape, movement, and gait that these devices weren’t ...

For many, fitness trackers have become indispensable tools for monitoring how many calories they've burned in a day. But for those living with obesity, who are known to exhibit differences in walking ...

While people living in the lowest-income census tract quartile (Q1) lost more life expectancy than the highest-income group ...

“People with obesity could gain major health insights from activity trackers, but most current devices miss the mark,” senior researcher Nabil Alshurafa, an associate professor of behavioral medicine ...

A new algorithm enables smartwatch fitness trackers to more accurately monitor energy expenditure of people with obesity during physical activity.

Remember former Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) who got censured for pulling the fire alarm in the Capitol Building as lawmakers ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new algorithm that enables smartwatches to more accurately monitor the calories burned by people with obesity during various physical activities.

Northwestern University announced Thursday that it will continue to provide funding for research projects that have had their funding frozen by the Trump administration.

Northwestern University receives federal funding to benefit the nation. Universities provide the infrastructure, training and knowledge that the private sector does not have, to conduct the research.

Some patients are aiming to lower their BMIs in order to increase their fertility; others are aiming to manage BMI-related ...