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 ...

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

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

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

Many adolescents and young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery – particularly those who were at a healthy body mass index (BMI) before surgery, reports a paper in the ...

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

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

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

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 ...

Initial fasting plasma glucose levels outside of 80 to 94 mg/dL were linked to an increased risk for diabetes.