Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart ...

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

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

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

The researchers calculated fat stored in muscles through the ratio of intermuscular fat to total muscle plus fat, and termed ...

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

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

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

Researchers found that women with high levels of intermuscular fat had an ‘especially high risk’ of heart attack or failure, ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...