Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

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

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

Ultraprocessed food consumption in preschoolers is associated with increased body fat, particularly in boys, underscoring the ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

A new study from Zurich and Leipzig reveals why some obese people remain healthy while others develop metabolic diseases. The research highlights key differences in fat type, cell behaviour, and ...

Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...