Waist-to-hip ratio is another belly fat measure, which may predict heart attack risk better than BMI, especially in women, ...

Excess fat stored around the waist is more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI), according ...

It's 'definitely not a measure of fatness,' and it doesn't accurately define what it means to be overweight. Body mass index ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. When it comes to achieving a healthy body weight, some men ...

A recent genetic study has found that nearly a quarter of how a child’s body mass index, or BMI, changes over time may be influenced by common genetic.

Time-varying adherence to five lifestyle domains after hypertension onset correlated with long-term cardiometabolic outcomes, enabling risk stratification beyond blood pressure control. Achieving an ...

Could dogs who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of high intraocular pressure (the pressure inside the eyes)? That’s a question that researchers wanted to answer, as high eye pressure is ...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are metabolic conditions with many causes, including overlapping and distinct genetic ...

Blood testing for cholesterol should start in childhood, and take place at least every five years to track each person’s ...

A coalition of Hispanic health and public policy organizations is pushing for New Mexico’s Medicaid program to broaden its coverage of weight loss drugs as treatment for obesity. The policy change, ...

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk of heart failure primarily due to inflammation, according to findings ...