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

David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, explains how we can maintain a healthy weight and why, when it comes to ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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University of Utah Health offers comprehensive weight management options for patients looking to achieve and maintain a ...

Researchers looked at 186 pairs of identical twins to see how they had aged differently due to various lifestyle factors. A ...

Two newer adiposity measures incorporating waist circumference predicted periodontitis better than body mass index, reported ...

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...