Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

Scientists found that obesity may exist in 11 biological forms, each linked to different genes and body functions.

Body mass index (BMI) may not provide the most accurate screening for skeletal muscle deficits among youth with pediatric‐onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in the Journal of ...

The higher a person's body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, especially ...

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Researchers compared the effects of resistance training, aerobic training and concurrent training on body mass and body fat ...

The new drug forces fat cells to produce more energy and doesn't impact appetite or muscle mass, unlike some existing ...

A joint investigation by KFF Health News and NBC News found that cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of scores of ...

Weight is a visible, cheap and easy metric – but it doesn’t reflect what matters most: diet quality, physical activity, blood ...

Using cutting-edge artificial intelligence, the scientists created a tool called MAgeNet that uses a simple blood test to ...

A groundbreaking study involving genetic data from over five million people has uncovered how our DNA can predict obesity ...