With a background that bridges science and technology, Srasti continues to advocate for a future where data and design ...

The Yale team defined BMI-defined obesity using well-established threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatric ...

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

Previous research has pointed to a link between ultraprocessed foods and colorectal cancer. For example, two studies from ...

New study shows how hidden visceral and liver fat can clog arteries and raise heart disease risk even in people who appear ...

In patients with renal cell carcinoma, greater abdominal adiposity and lower skeletal mass are associated with aggressive pathology.

Obesity indices, particularly body fat percentage and relative fat mass, were associated with OA and may aid in early detection.

Obesity is associated with some of the most serious health problems facing Americans, including Type 2 diabetes, high blood ...

Monitoring your health begins with understanding your body composition, and one of the simplest ways to do that is by using a BMI calculator.

Using waist-to-height ratio is more effective at predicting an individual’s heart disease risk than body mass index (BMI), ...

WASHINGTON -- Daily treatment with the investigational oral agent HU6 reduced liver fat and body weight without muscle loss ...

Postmenopausal women are especially vulnerable to hypertension, which is a major cardiovascular risk factor. Women transitioning through or past the menopause transition are also more likely to report ...