Evidence is mounting that our body fat supports everything from our bone health to our mood, and now, research suggests it ...

A study links excessive screen time in children to higher body fat and poor metabolic health, highlighting cardiorespiratory ...

Higher fat-to-muscle ratios in the legs are strongly protective against POAG, while other regional fat mass is associated with higher IOP.

A 2023 study published in BMJ Medicine suggests that higher levels of caffeine circulating in your bloodstream could help ...

Do muscles make the man? New research reveals that body fat and BMI play a bigger role in male attractiveness than most ...

Progress photos can highlight weight loss changes you might miss in the mirror or on the scale, keeping you motivated on a ...

Man v Fat, a soccer league founded in Britain a decade ago, is expanding in the United States, bringing with it a ...

Both the new weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity by ...

Of U.S. adults with a BMI indicating obesity, 98.4% also had excess adiposity confirmed by other measures. Researchers suggest there may be limited utility to confirming excess adiposity in people ...

"Bariatric surgery and GLP-1 receptor agonist medications are currently the most effective weight-loss interventions for ...

A new health measure shows waist-to-height ratio can judge obesity risk better than BMI. Learn how to use this quick method ...

Despite its flaws, BMI is widely used in medical settings and well known by the public because as a screening tool it’s easy ...