BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

New research suggests that factors like age, sex, body fat and the amount of sugar in your blood play a significant role in the progression from pre-diabetes to a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

A retrospective study demonstrated slightly elevated baseline fasting plasma glucose levels to be a robust marker of incident diabetes risk, even when those levels fell within the normal range.

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

At month 6, those in the low-calorie keto group exhibited significant improvements beyond the Mediterranean diet group in ...

In a new report, global health experts are urging that we redefine the measurements used to determine whether someone is ...