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

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

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

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

IIT Delhi report reveals health and stress issues among truck drivers in India, highlighting the need for support.

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

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

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