People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart ...

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

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new ...

Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk factors, a new study suggests.

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

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

The researchers calculated fat stored in muscles through the ratio of intermuscular fat to total muscle plus fat, and termed ...

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

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

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

This is especially true in women, where high body mass index may reflect more 'benign' types of fat. “Intermuscular fat can be found in most muscles in the body, but the amount of fat can vary ...

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...