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

Two newer adiposity measures incorporating waist circumference predicted periodontitis better than body mass index, reported ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements.

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

Heart disease and stroke claim more lives in the United States than all forms of cancer and accidental deaths combined, ...

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

Bariatric surgery significantly reduced long-term risk for decompensation and adverse outcomes in patients with obesity and ...

According to the American Heart Association’s 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.

India revises obesity guidelines after 15 years, emphasizing body fat distribution and health risks for Asian Indian ...

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...

How should obesity be defined? For a long time we’ve relied on the body mass index (BMI). But that blanket approach means ...

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