There’s no “perfect” or “better” body shape, experts agree — yet you still might find yourself wondering what your body shape ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether someone has obesity, alongside other major changes.

combining elevated BMI with at least one abnormal body fat measurement, such as waist circumference, waist-to- hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, or high direct body fat measurements noted on a scan.

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Body composition. Your body composition measures how much of your body is fat vs. how much is nonfat. If you have a high muscle content ... just measure your waist. Your waist doesn’t show ...

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It’s thought that the link could be due to excess body fat affecting hormone ... is one of the largest to investigate how both waist size and exercise combine to lower the likelihood of cancer.

MANY of us will carry weight around our middles – especially after an indulgent Christmas. It could be the stomach ‘pooch’, lower back fat, or even love handles. These pockets of fat that ...

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 ...

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on Clinical Obesity on Jan. 16 in Baton Rouge to discuss a new approach to ...