A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

Global experts advised in addition to BMI, measuring 'waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, or waist-to-height ratio' be ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

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

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations. BMI is a formula that uses a person's ...