“That’s why,” says Dr Naval Vikram Kishore, professor of medicine, Metabolic Research Group, AIIMS, “obesity has to be ...

Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk factors, a new study suggests.

People with pockets of fat hidden within their muscles have a higher risk of dying from heart-related health problems, ...

The researchers found that for every one per cent increase in muscle fat, there was an increase in coronary microvascular dysfunction and serious heart disease. Read on to know more.

Higher cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8 scores) is linked to greater bone mineral density in adults aged 20–59, with ...

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

It’s time to rethink what ‘obesity’ means as an international group of experts says the body mass index has limited value ...

New research published in the "European Heart Journal" indicates that individuals with a greater amount of fat hidden within their muscles are more susceptible to hospitalization or death due to heart ...

Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV ...

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

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

Nearly 70% of adults in Indiana are classified as overweight or obese, contributing to a broader health crisis in the United ...