With a sleek profile — it's almost as thin as most laptops — the Renpho Smart Digital Bathroom Scale has a backlit screen that's handy for those late-night or early-morning weigh-ins. No need to tap ...

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

The focus on how BMI should be used may have overshadowed an equally, if not more important, matter proposed in a new report.

People with pockets of fat hidden within their muscles have a higher risk of dying from heart-related health problems, ...

The researchers found that for every one per cent increase in muscle fat, there was an increase in coronary microvascular dysfunction and serious heart disease. Read on to know more.

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

New research suggests that factors like age, sex, body fat and the amount of sugar in your blood play a significant role in the progression from pre-diabetes to a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

A retrospective study demonstrated slightly elevated baseline fasting plasma glucose levels to be a robust marker of incident diabetes risk, even when those levels fell within the normal range.

Overweight scores continue from 25-30. And over 30 is obese. Quetelet merely used this early calculation as a descriptor. He did not make any medical proclamations. The Quetelet Index became ...

A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the ...

Higher cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8 scores) is linked to greater bone mineral density in adults aged 20–59, with ...