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

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

The researchers calculated fat stored in muscles through the ratio of intermuscular fat to total muscle plus fat, and termed ...

Newer research highlights the shortcomings of using BMI alone to accurately diagnose obesity, especially for Indians.

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 ...

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

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative ...

BMI is defined as a measure of body fat based on a person ... from the National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC), Fortis C-DOC Hospital, and the All India Institute of Medical ...

More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from disorders such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. "BMI does not accurately reflect body weight. Actually. it doesn’t differentiate between lean body mass and body fat. If you have a high muscle mass your weight ...

An international committee of experts has urged doctors to move away from relying on BMI in diagnosing obesity to take a more personalised approach to an individual’s actual health risk. A ‘radical ...

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...