The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

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

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

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 ...

One of the primary limitations of the BMI is its inability to distinguish between the fat mass and the lean muscle mass.

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Findings indicate a 12.8% 10-year diabetes risk, driven by fasting plasma glucose, age, sex, and BMI, highlighting the need ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new ...

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...

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