Newer research highlights the shortcomings of using BMI alone to accurately diagnose obesity, especially for Indians.

Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to ...

Researchers highlight that having a normal BMI does not always indicate good health, as high body fat can increase the risk ...

The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart ...

Calling people obese is medically "flawed" - and the definition should be split into two, a report from global experts says.

Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with wife Gabby on the Big Island before coming over to Oahu for the Sony Open. The final ...

Obesity has always been classified as a health risk, but for some it is an illness that needs to be correctly identified ...

The new guidelines recognise the limitations of BMI, especially for Indians where abdominal obesity plays a more significant role in health risks. The research highlights that too much fat around the ...

Huge numbers of the 17.6million Brits who have been told that they are overweight are in fact perfectly healthy, the ...

People are being “overdiagnosed” with obesity, leading medics have warned as they called for a “reframing” of the way the ...

Indian doctors have redefined obesity with new guidelines that consider the unique health challenges faced by the population.