A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by 75 medical organizations around the world, presents a...

Experts worldwide are suggesting a new approach to define and diagnose obesity, aiming to improve how we identify people who need help with health...

The use of Body Mass Index (BMI) to measure obesity levels was popularized in the 1970s. According to this index, anyone with a BMI reading of over 30...

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

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

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"BMI was never really designed to diagnose an individual's health status," one researcher says.

What is pre-clinical obesity? A new report redefines obesity using broader criteria than body mass index (BMI), focusing on organ function and body...

What is pre-clinical obesity? A new report redefines obesity using broader criteria than body mass index (BMI), focusing on organ function and body...