The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

Humans with relatively more fat hidden in and around their muscles face a higher risk of death or hospitalization from heart ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

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

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 ...

Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...

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

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...

In the meantime, Sahakian and Langley recommend some cereals that can be gr-r-reat for your brain. The pair’s research found a link between muesli, bran, wheat and oat cereals and increased gray ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...