Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDN Body mass index (BMI) is the standard measurement healthcare providers use to assess ...

BMI (body mass index) has long been a standard way to assess ... BMI also doesn’t identify where fat is distributed in the body. Visceral fat, meaning fat deposits located around the abdomen ...

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 ... to get a more precise definition so that we ...