New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new ...

Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in ...

A new measurement tool is challenging the long-standing idea of using the Body Mass Index as a way to gauge body fat and ...

Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard ...