The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

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

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

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

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...