A critical look at metabolically healthy obesity and metabolically unhealthy normal weight—and what they mean for evidence-based, weight-inclusive care.

A study adds to evidence that belly fat is dangerous. It finds post-menopausal women of normal weight are at increased risk of death from heart disease and cancer if they have excess abdominal fat.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Previous studies on BMI history have focused either on older or younger populations due to data limitations,” ...

A new study on the impact of excess weight around the midsection — aka abdominal obesity — raises questions about causes, harms, and fixes. A large new study found that about 1 in 5 adults worldwide ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the risk of hypertension among young individuals with body weight near the upper limit of normal body mass index (BMI).

Can you be considered obese if you have a normal body weight? Answers from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D. Yes. You can have a normal weight, but if your body fat percentage is high enough, you may be ...

Your muffin top’s messing up more than your bikini pics. New research links belly fat to a host of scary medical issues, including heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and cancer — even if you’re at ...

The number of people classified as having a "healthy weight" is the lowest in nearly 15 years. (Getty Images) Talk around weight in the United States has reached a fever pitch thanks to the popularity ...

A study has found that stopping weight loss injections can lead to weight gain again within two years. Researchers at Oxford University in England analyzed 37 studies and 9,288 people, and found that ...

A bit of winter weight gain doesn’t have to be a cause for alarm. The post Why a Study Is Reassuring Us That a Bit of Winter ...