New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and body fat provides key insights into strength and longevity that the scale ...

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

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.

On October 7, a picture taken by the AP showing Texas National Guard troops arriving outside of Chicago went viral.

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The Health app is the central hub for health tracking—from Apple Watch data to information from connected dietary apps that ...

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the calories your body burns at rest. Knowing your BMR can help determine how many calories you ...

Sadly, it’s probably going to take more than celebrity endorsement to change the way society views people who are overweight.

Until now, weight reduction has been the primary therapeutic goal for people with prediabetes. An analysis of a large Tübingen study shows that patients who bring their blood sugar levels back within ...

Concluding a series on the dangers of target weights as endpoints, we explore how bodyweight targets as process goals can encourage a swift and sure recovery from anorexia.

A massive international study has shown that the experimental oral obesity drug orforglipron can help patients shed over 10% of their body weight, with nearly one in five losing 20% or more. Unlike ...

Fitness influencer Naman Choudhary’s journey from 150 kilos to 74 kilos is a story of discipline, not shortcuts. He credits his transformation to seve ...