A new measurement tool is challenging the long-standing idea of using the Body Mass Index as a way to gauge body fat and ...

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...

Research suggests caffeine can help with weight loss, but a large dose is necessary to create a response. A 2020 review in ...

“That’s why,” says Dr Naval Vikram Kishore, professor of medicine, Metabolic Research Group, AIIMS, “obesity has to be ...

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

This week, a group of researchers have called for doctors to stop using the Body Mass Index, or BMI, to define obesity. It's ...

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Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk ...

A retrospective study demonstrated slightly elevated baseline fasting plasma glucose levels to be a robust marker of incident diabetes risk, even when those levels fell within the normal range.

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

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