New research published in the "European Heart Journal" indicates that individuals with a more significant amount of fat ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV ...

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

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

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

Researchers highlight that having a normal BMI does not always indicate good health, as high body fat can increase the risk ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

Skeletal muscle fat infiltration (IMAT) is linked to coronary microvascular dysfunction and increased cardiovascular risk, ...