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Doctors uncover genetic clues as to why obesity affects people differently

A large-scale study compared body fat levels with markers of metabolic health, such as blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar.

Euronews

Forget six-pack abs — I'm a personal trainer, and here are 4 reasons they’re hard to build (and don't matter)

Six-pack muscles are a result of a low body fat percentage and the development of abdominal muscles, but they don't reveal much about someone's overall health.

Tom’s Guide

If you want to lose fat — I'm a personal trainer, and this is why body fat percentage and mass matter

Experts in health and fitness explain the difference between body fat mass and body fat percentage, and which is the most important for your health.

Tom’s Guide

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7 best bathroom scales, tested to track weight, body fat and more

These are my favourite tried-and-tested bathroom scales for tracking every body metric

The Independent UK

Why your weight says less about your health than you think

Weight also doesn’t accurately reflect how much body fat someone carries

The Independent UK

Forget running — new study shows this exercise can burn body fat as much as cardio

Resistance training could burn fat similarly to cardio, and combining the two on the same or different days won't impede your fat loss efforts, says a 2025 study.

Tom’s Guide

Why are women affected more by heatwaves? A doctor explains

Women are more affected by heatwaves due to differences in body fat, hormones, and how they regulate heat, a doctor has explained.

The Independent UK

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No Filter, No Ozempic: Lizzo Reveals Real Secret Behind 16% Body Fat Loss

Lizzo silences weight-loss speculation with bold before-and-after photos, revealing that lymphatic massages, daily workouts, and ditching junk food helped her slim down. No Ozempic required.

International Business Times UK

BMI should be replaced, experts argue — here's what the alternative could be

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting obesity-related diseases and death.

LiveScience

Researchers say they have a better way to measure weight than BMI

The cost-effective option is already found in some primary care practices

The Independent UK

New Study: Body Fat Beats BMI in Gauging Health Risks

Most of us use BMI as a quick health gauge—but what if it’s telling us almost nothing about our real risk of death? A sweeping...

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High school coach who did naked fat tests found not guilty of child molestation, sexual assault

A jury has found a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach not guilty of second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault after he spent decades asking hundreds of male student-athletes if they were “shy or not shy” before asking them to get naked so he could their check their…

The Independent UK

Jurors deliberate fate of high school basketball coach who conducted naked fat tests

Jurors have begun deliberating in the child molestation trial of a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach who asked hundreds of male student-athletes to take off their underwear so he could check their body fat

The Independent UK

Cycling further or cycling faster, which is better for weight loss?

Long and slow or short, hard and fast. If your goal is to reduce body fat which of these methods will get the best result?

Cycling Weekly

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Evening Standard

The smartest body composition trackers that reveal more than just your weight

What your bathroom scales don’t tell you – and the tech that can

LiveScience

How do smart scales measure body composition, and how accurate are they?

Smart scales track changes in your muscle mass, body fat percentage and other health metrics — but how do they work?

The Independent UK

Ralph Fiennes shares strict regime that made him drastically reduce body fat at 60

Actor transformed body for role in which he wears ‘one red piece of cloth’

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“That’s Not Normal”: Samantha Kelly Called Out For “Very Obvious Photoshop Fail”

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The Independent UK

Stephen Graham transformed his physique in six months for A Thousand Blows – his trainer reveals how he did it

HOW I TRAIN: Stephen Graham’s trainer tells Harry Bullmore exactly how he built his imposing new physique for historical boxing drama A Thousand Blows

Withings Body Scan review: The future of home health monitoring

Withings' most advanced scales yet provide next-level body analysis for your home

The Conversation

Forget BMI – there’s a 2,000 year-old technique for measuring body fat that’s more useful

It’s the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticised again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group of experts is denouncing it as a diagnostic tool for obesity. They say that doctors should look at the overall health of a patient when diagnosing obesity, not just…

The Conversation

How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change – here’s why, and what it means for treatment

Obesity is linked to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease and knee osteoarthritis.

Fortune

58 medical experts propose to overhaul BMI usage in obesity diagnosis and treatment

Over one billion people in the world are estimated to have obesity. Some experts believe its treatment and diagnosis need a radical change.

The Guardian - UK

Call to overhaul obesity diagnoses amid fears of over-reliance on BMI

Lancet commission’s report calls for global shake-up and suggests looking at measures such as waist-to-height ratios and ill-health symptoms

The Independent UK

Fans say David Dobrik’s body ‘looks like AI’ as he shows off six-pack abs transformation

The internet vlogger reportedly lowered his body fat by 14.7 percent in the last 12 months

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