The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis examined the distribution of people by obesity level using the European ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

Understanding the link between obesity, fatty liver disease and kidney stones provides a new perspective on prevention and ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI).