While a healthy lifestyle naturally has important benefits, yet seeking weight loss alone might not give an adequate picture ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," ...

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.

Obesity is defined by chronic low-grade inflammation in the body. Fat cells, particularly dysfunctional ones, release ...

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

Obesity was significantly more prevalent in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents compared with their non-Hispanic White peers and was potentially exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study ...

Obesity (BMI≥30) similarly varied by ethnicity and race, with 21% of White, 30% of Black, and 28% of Mexican American adults found to be obese.

Doctors should provide high quality, evidence based care reflecting individual preferences and needs, regardless of weight, argue Juan Franco and colleagues Doctors have traditionally recommended ...