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

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

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

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

A global commission of 56 medical experts is proposing a major overhaul of how obesity is defined and diagnosed, going beyond ...

In the meantime, Sahakian and Langley recommend some cereals that can be grrreat for your brain. The pair’s research, published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, found a link between muesli, bran, wheat ...

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

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

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

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