The focus on how BMI should be used may have overshadowed an equally, if not more important, matter proposed in a new report.

The executive orders issued by President Trump are poised to have profound implications for both the U.S. and global energy ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

New research suggests that factors like age, sex, body fat and the amount of sugar in your blood play a significant role in the progression from pre-diabetes to a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

A retrospective study demonstrated slightly elevated baseline fasting plasma glucose levels to be a robust marker of incident diabetes risk, even when those levels fell within the normal range.

New research shows being fit matters more than your weight when it comes to living longer. A groundbreaking study of 400,000 ...

People with pockets of fat hidden within their muscles have a higher risk of dying from heart-related health problems, ...

BMI (a unit of Fitch Solutions) on Thursday revised up its price forecast for ICE-listed second-month cocoa futures to $7,600 ...

Higher cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8 scores) is linked to greater bone mineral density in adults aged 20–59, with ...

American doctors have now discovered the injections put users at 'significantly higher' risk compared to three other common diabetes drugs.

Overweight scores continue from 25-30. And over 30 is obese. Quetelet merely used this early calculation as a descriptor. He did not make any medical proclamations. The Quetelet Index became ...

The researchers found that for every one per cent increase in muscle fat, there was an increase in coronary microvascular dysfunction and serious heart disease. Read on to know more.