Excess fat stored around the waist is more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI), according ...

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk ...

BMI is still commonly used to assess obesity even though research has shown it's not necessarily a reliable metric. A new study proposes doctors instead use technology that can measure body fat. Body ...

People who reported spending six or more hours on screens outside of school or work had worse blood pressure, cholesterol, ...

Waist-to-hip ratio is another belly fat measure, which may predict heart attack risk better than BMI, especially in women, ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

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