The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

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

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

New research published in the European Heart Journal reveals that 'muscle fat' around muscles can increase the risk of death ...

Learn about the connection between hidden heart fat and inflammation and blood vessel problems. Find out why this fat can ...

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

People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.

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

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

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

Findings indicate a 12.8% 10-year diabetes risk, driven by fasting plasma glucose, age, sex, and BMI, highlighting the need ...