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 ...

Humans with relatively more fat hidden in and around their muscles face a higher risk of death or hospitalization from heart ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...