Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

As part of an eight-year study of 6,200 men and women, researchers identified four simple steps we can all take now to ...

Health experts have pinpointed four key steps we can all take now to ensure we live longer. While there is never any guarantee over our life expectancy, a number of important contributing factors are ...

There’s no “perfect” or “better” body shape, experts agree — yet you still might find yourself wondering what your body shape ...

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

Hers shares information about the average weight for women in the U.S., what women believe the ideal weight is, and the ...

He lost 40 pounds with intermittent fasting and weight training. How much would shedding 10 more pounds to achieve a Body ...

In the U.S., 1 in 3 adults is at risk for a newly recognized syndrome that comes from a combination of heart disease, kidney ...

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

A study found that the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, combined with obesity measures, significantly correlates with ...