For years, body mass index, or BMI, was considered the standard way to evaluate health risk related to weight. But many cardiologists and metabolic health researchers now believe BMI tells only part ...

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Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

Carrying extra fat around the waist may be more dangerous than the number on the scale suggests. Researchers found that belly fat was more strongly linked to heart failure risk than BMI, even in ...

Extra belly fat may be a bigger red flag for heart health than body mass index (BMI), according to a new study. BMI, a screening tool widely used to determine whether people are at a "normal" weight, ...

Excess belly fat may increase your risk of certain chronic conditions; however, targeting fat loss around your midsection is not always easy. That said, with a strategic approach to exercise, you may ...

A large imaging-based study finds that people who drink more alcohol each week carry a disproportionately higher share of dangerous visceral fat, offering new insight into the biology behind the ...

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I don’t do pregnancy well. At one point in my first pregnancy, I was bedbound with unbearable back pain, so I know how finding the right products to ease discomfort can make a huge difference. It’s ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Jennifer Steinhoff, MD, is a ...