A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

The Food and Drug Administration is revising the labeling of all extended-release stimulants used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to include warnings about the risk of weight loss ...

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...