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

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat percentage is a measure of ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

New research from the UK Biobank has uncovered significant differences in how obesity affects bone health in older men and women, potentially changing how healthcare providers approach osteoporosis ...

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