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

Two newer adiposity measures incorporating waist circumference predicted periodontitis better than body mass index, reported ...

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

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

Dr. Leana Wen: Body mass index, or BMI, is a calculation performed ... can have high BMI and could be considered on paper to have obesity when in reality they do not have too much body fat ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...

Heart disease and stroke claim more lives in the United States than all forms of cancer and accidental deaths combined, ...

Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV ...