Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
The previous version of this story was published in 2022, when Business Insider spoke to Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford. It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a ...
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...
A few weeks ago as I was putting my shoes on after a Sunday morning barre session, I overheard a pair of fellow class-takers ...
Many experts, over many years, have questioned the value of using body mass index (BMI) to determine a patient’s health status. “A person’s health is influenced by a complex mix of health ...
The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity has put forward 18 criteria for diagnosing clinical obesity, moving away from the ...
BMI is an outdated measure of health, say experts – there’s a raft of new checks that could give a clue to your current ...
A new report suggests that a diagnosis of obesity should depend on patients' individual health — not their Body Mass Index.
BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.