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

Lizzo not only revealed that she achieved her 'weight release' goal — she also lost many BMI points and body fat percentage ...

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

Comprehensive study exposes critical health risks of obesity, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, while offering ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

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

That means muscular people, including athletes, can have high BMI and could be considered on paper to have obesity when in reality they do not have too much body fat, also known as adiposity.

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 ...

Forty-four percent of personnel in the Canadian Armed Forces are considered overweight while 28 per cent are classified as ...

Obesity was associated with improved overall survival (OS) after curative resection in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly those who did not have low sk ...