In particular, abdominal fat has emerged as one of the strongest predictors of future cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA.We’ll start at the very beginning: Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat ...

A study conducted by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, warns about the impact of the so-called “yo-yo effect” on women’s metabolic health. The study shows ...

When it comes to measuring your health status or fitness level, there’s no shortage of metrics out there, which makes figuring out which ones actually matter confusing. One number you might want to ...

This dangerous type of fat increases with age, but a simple treatment could help reverse the trend.

Body fat percentage—the percentage of your total body mass that is made up of fat—has long been a core tenet of the gym bro lexicon. It's also ultimately the variable that determines whether or not ...