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

According to a doctor, when a person suffers from metabolically healthy obesity, most of the fat accumulates in the hips and ...

Staff told to avoid words such as ‘diabetic’, ‘alcoholic’ and ‘smoker’ in advice Lord Young calls ‘a fat lot of help’ ...

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

Ultraprocessed food consumption in preschoolers is associated with increased body fat, particularly in boys, underscoring the ...

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

Scientists are tackling society's growing obesity problem from all kinds of angles – and new research picks out a particular ...