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

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

Lizzo not only revealed that she achieved her 'weight release' goal — she also lost many BMI points and body fat percentage ...

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

Comprehensive study exposes critical health risks of obesity, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, while offering ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

That means muscular people, including athletes, can have high BMI and could be considered on paper to have obesity when in reality they do not have too much body fat, also known as adiposity.

Forty-four percent of personnel in the Canadian Armed Forces are considered overweight while 28 per cent are classified as ...

According to a doctor, when a person suffers from metabolically healthy obesity, most of the fat accumulates in the hips and ...

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