Researchers concluded that aerobic fitness was more important than body mass index (BMI) when looking at long-term health, ...

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

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

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

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

The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it’s important to remember ...

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

Women with high prepregnancy BMI have higher stillbirth and perinatal death risks, but this association weakens with chronic ...

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

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