New research reveals that one in five people with normal BMIs have hidden abdominal obesity, facing 29% higher blood pressure ...

A new study on the worldwide prevalence of ‘abdominal obesity’ tied belly fat in ‘normal’ weight people to hypertension, ...

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...

Doctors are increasingly looking beyond body mass index (BMI) and waist size to better understand how fat distribution in the ...

A Concordia-led research team has created one of the first reference charts showing how children's adipose (fat) and muscle ...

New research suggests the fat you cannot see around your organs and in the liver is linked to artery damage and higher risk ...

The RunStar 8E SmartScan Pro Body Fat Scale not only tracks over 21 body composition stats, but can also measure the ...

The start of a new year for many means the start of a new health and fitness journey. Claire Edgemon, senior registered dietitian at Baylor College of Medicine, provides insight on how knowing your ...

The measurement we primarily use to determine if someone is obese, overweight, or metabolically healthy is called the body mass index (BMI). It can be calculated based on weight and height (Centers ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Measuring body fat, rather than body mass index, appears to more accurately identify people who need lifestyle interventions to lose weight, study findings suggest. Sign up ...