New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and body fat provides key insights into strength and longevity that the scale ...

Researchers have mapped human fat tissue at single-cell resolution, uncovering how obesity alters cellular stress, ...

To improve access to care, many professional organizations have advocated for classifying obesity as a disease. However, the ...

Dr. David Geier joined Good morning Charleston Wednesday to break down a new study and talk about some of the myths surrounding a persons BMI and what measureme ...

July 8 (UPI) -- Older women carrying excess weight have a higher risk of a life-threatening double-whammy, a new study says.

For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI).

In a new study, participants from China, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom consistently rated men with low-to-moderate body ...

A new study has found that your belly might reveal more about your brain health than your bathroom scales do, especially if ...

In this prospective cohort study, body mass index-specific waist circumference (WC) thresholds were found to improve ...

The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

While well-known risk factors dominate health discussions, however, there’s a lesser-known culprit that deserves attention: ...

Patients who undergo tummy tuck surgery may be in for more than just cosmetic changes — a new study shows they often keep losing weight for years after the procedure. Researchers followed 188 patients ...