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

He lost 40 pounds with intermittent fasting and weight training. How much would shedding 10 more pounds to achieve a Body ...

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

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

One of the primary limitations of the BMI is its inability to distinguish between the fat mass and the lean muscle mass.

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new ...

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

Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in ...

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

Findings indicate a 12.8% 10-year diabetes risk, driven by fasting plasma glucose, age, sex, and BMI, highlighting the need ...