For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating ...

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

Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) excise taxes were associated with reduced mean body mass index (BMI) among adults in demographic subgroups, including in young adults who consumed the most SSBs, and in ...

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 well-marbled steak is highly prized for grilling, but those sort of fat deposits in human muscles can be deadly, a ...

The results of this retrospective cohort study of 44,000 individuals suggest that fasting plasma glucose level, age, body mass index (BMI), and male sex were all associated with development of ...

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

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 ...

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