A well-marbled steak is highly prized for grilling, but those sort of fat deposits in human muscles can be deadly, a new study says. People with pockets of fat hidden within their muscles have a ...

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.

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

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.

American doctors have now discovered the injections put users at 'significantly higher' risk compared to three other common diabetes drugs.

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 ...

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

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

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

The problem is my friends, family, co-workers, and even strangers. Only the most tactless people have actually commented on ...

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

Nearly 70% of adults in Indiana are classified as overweight or obese, contributing to a broader health crisis in the United ...