Researchers examine the risk of seven different types of cardiovascular diseases associated with added and free sugar in ...

For years, doctors and health experts have relied on Body Mass Index (BMI) to measure obesity. But recently, a new method ...

New research shows that fitness level is more important than bodyweight when it comes to cardiovascular health and mortality.

Body mass index (BMI) has long been considered flawed and imprecise. A newer metric, body roundness index (BRI) could be a ...

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While body mass index has been the go-to obesity measure for decades some experts say we should focusing on the fat in a ...

Visceral fat has been linked to early Alzheimer’s disease pathology, according to a study of midlife individuals. Researchers found this fat significantly increases amyloid and tau protein ...

A new study reveals that prolonged sitting significantly harms even young, active adults, and current federal exercise ...

Scientists crunched the numbers to come up with the single best predictor of how long you’ll live—and arrived at a ...

A randomized controlled trial found that carrageenan, a common food additive, may cause subclinical inflammation and insulin ...

In the latest Alzheimer’s research, hidden fat in various parts of the body was shown to be an early warning sign of the ...

Research reveals belly fat in midlife can shrink the brain’s memory center and show early signs of Alzheimer’s long before ...