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 ...

A novel metabolic obesity assessment tool (metBMI) improves upon conventional BMI by capturing a wide array of metabolic factors that underlie obesity risks, including complex adiposity-related ...

Much like the old saying goes, looks can be deceiving. Research out today shows that a substantial number of people with so-called “normal” body mass index still have health problems related to ...

Normal-weight abdominal obesity combines normal BMI (18.5–24.9) with high waist circumference. The main outcomes were hypertension, diabetes, high total cholesterol, and high triglycerides.

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their BMI looks fine. Reading time 2 minutes Your number on the bathroom scale ...

Over 26% of U.S. adults with a normal BMI met new criteria for clinical obesity proposed by the Lancet commission. About 78% of adults had excess adiposity if defined by using two or three abnormal ...

BMI is a quick way to check if someone is at a healthy weight. Traditional BMI doesn't account for factors like age, muscle, or ethnicity. Pregnancy weight gain recommendations depend on your BMI ...

Adjusted clinical obesity prevalence increased from 26.1% among those with normal BMI to 85.3% for class III obesity. HealthDay News — The prevalence of clinical obesity is high among those with ...

A large new study found that about 1 in 5 adults worldwide have a normal body mass index (BMI) but excess belly fat. This combo was linked to higher risks of high blood pressure, diabetes, high ...