Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that experts suggest needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine ...

Researchers highlight that having a normal BMI does not always indicate good health, as high body fat can increase the risk ...

BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...

It’s time to rethink what ‘obesity’ means as an international group of experts says the body mass index has limited value ...

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

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

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

Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV ...

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

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