A new health measure shows waist-to-height ratio can judge obesity risk better than BMI. Learn how to use this quick method ...

A new study on the impact of excess weight around the midsection — aka abdominal obesity — raises questions about causes, harms, and fixes. A large new study found that about 1 in 5 adults worldwide ...

Body mass index (BMI) is not a complete measure of metabolic health, and a high proportion of U.S. adults with normal BMI still have obesity. Body mass index (BMI) is not a complete measure of ...

Millions of Americans long considered outside the obesity category may, in fact, face many of the same health risks.

For decades, BMI (body mass index) has been the go-to number doctors use to decide whether someone is underweight, "normal," overweight or obese. But new global research suggests it's possible to have ...

A large proportion of the population has abdominal obesity despite a normal BMI, and these individuals are at increased cardiometabolic risk, two new studies found. “Individuals with normal BMI but ...

Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Gothenburg have developed a novel approach to assessing an individual ...

Apollo endocrinologist explains the key difference between belly fat and visceral fat, warning that even people with normal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postmenopausal women with normal BMI may improve CVD risk by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This includes ...