Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk factors, a new study suggests.

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 ...

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

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

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new ...

Learn about the connection between hidden heart fat and inflammation and blood vessel problems. Find out why this fat can ...

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

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that 58 expert researchers suggest officially needs an update—here's what they say is the more ...