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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

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