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

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

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

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

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

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

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

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.

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

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