World medical experts say there is a better way to look at body weight than BMI. Trump nominee Kash Patel touches parents’ ...

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

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

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

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

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

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will tell.

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in ...

Pharmacists must verify a person’s body mass index (BMI) via a video consultation, in person, or through accessing GP or ...

Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other ...