For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

The novel metabolic predictor emphasizes central adiposity, while integrating metabolites and other measures of metabolic ...

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...

Menopause shifts body composition towards lower lean mass and higher central fat, with changes being most pronounced in women ...

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Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. The body mass index is not going away, a new ...

Researchers have quantified the role of obesity in common long-term conditions, showing for the first time the effect of ...

For years, doctors have warned that carrying excess weight is bad for the heart and blood vessels. Now, a major body of ...

Lifestyle-related obesity doesn’t happen overnight. It creeps in slowly, hiding behind junk food wrappers, late-night shenanigans, and a promise to start ‘tomorrow.’ To put simply, obesity is the ...

Seoul National University Hospital researchers have linked childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and ...