Adiposity—or the accumulation of excess fat in the body—is a known driver of cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and kidney disease. But getting the full picture ...

Optimizing Body Composition If you’re trying to lose fat while gaining muscle, you’re working toward what fitness experts call ...

Adiposity—or the accumulation of excess fat in the body—is a known driver of cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes ...

Could a simple blood test reveal how well someone is aging? A team of researchers led by Wolfram Weckwerth from the University of Vienna, Austria, and Nankai University, China, has combined advanced ...

Well, there’s a new metric in town – one that doctors are calling the ultimate marker of longevity Maria Arellano Simpson has been on and off restrictive diets since she was nine years old. ‘As a ...

It's not the number on your scale, BMI, or even waist circumference—this endocrinologist's assurance is a new way of tracking your progress.

Small wearable devices that track blood sugar levels are growing in popularity among the health-conscious – but they may not be particularly accurate for people without diabetes, a new study has found ...

Researchers find where fat is stored in the body may influence cancer risk, challenging BMI as a one-size-fits-all measure of health.

SINGAPORE – One in four healthy-weight Chinese women in Singapore who are in their 20s and 30s has low muscle mass combined with high body fat, and weaker bones, according to a local study. This puts ...