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MILLIONS of Brits who have been told they are perfectly healthy could actually be obese, scientists have revealed. BMI, has, ...

New research shows that substantially more Americans would qualify as being obese using new diagnostic criteria released this ...

How hard can you squeeze? That simple measure of strength might forecast whether you'll stay healthy or face serious health ...

Under the 'radical overhaul' of how obesity is diagnosed and treated, doctors would include other measures such as ...

Adding waist size to BMI raises U.S. obesity rates from 42.9% to 68.6%, according to a major JAMA Network Open study.

Visceral fat, which wraps around internal organs, and hepatic fat stored in the liver increase the risk of heart disease ...

Under the current rules, a body-mass-index (BMI) score of 18.5 to 25 is healthy, 25 to 29 is overweight, and 30 or above counts as obese - the point at which the risk of serious illness soars.

A new study led by researchers at McMaster University reveals that hidden fat deep inside the abdomen and liver may quietly ...

A new study finds that nearly 70 per cent of US adults would be classed as obese under updated criteria that go beyond BMI to ...

About six months ago, a series of patients came to me begging for weight-loss injections to manage obesity. As doctor who has ...