The novel metabolic predictor emphasizes central adiposity, while integrating metabolites and other measures of metabolic ...

Researchers compare dietary intake, diet quality, and dietary assessment methods among individuals with alcohol use disorder.

Emerging evidence suggests that the widely used diabetes drug metformin, when taken early in a Covid-19 infection, may ...

In 2008, Japan introduced the “Metabo Law,” short for the Metabolic Syndrome Countermeasures Promotion Act, which included ...

Menopause shifts body composition towards lower lean mass and higher central fat, with changes being most pronounced in women ...

Prepregnancy maternal underweight is associated with lower BMI in infants conceived via ART, with sex-specific elevations in ...

"What is good for the heart is good for the brain," one researcher says.

Lower first-trimester FT4 levels are independently associated with an increased need for insulin therapy in women with gestational diabetes.

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

Researchers have quantified the role of obesity in common long-term conditions, showing for the first time the effect of losing weight in preventing multiple diseases.

People of normal weight may also be at risk of diabetes and similar diseases. A study from the University of Gothenburg reveals that those with an unexpectedly high so-called metabolic BMI have up to ...

Body mass index is widely used to assess the human body’s obesity, health, fitness, eligibility as a surgical candidate or ...