Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard ...

New research published in the European Heart Journal has shown that people who have pockets of fat inside their muscles are at greater risk of hospitalization or death due to certain types of heart ...

Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide, with men particularly susceptible to its often life-threatening ...

Discover why being slim doesn’t guarantee heart health Harvard reveals hidden intramuscular fat in lean individuals can raise ...

Skeletal muscle fat infiltration (IMAT) is linked to coronary microvascular dysfunction and increased cardiovascular risk, ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...

Quetelet only looked at white French and Belgian men, a very narrow representation ... protective effect against heart disease, for instance, Stanford said. Plus, BMI doesn't take into account ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart ...

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

That means even if you aren’t technically overweight, carrying extra fat around your midsection increases your risk for heart disease ... defined as having a body mass index (BMI) over 30 ...