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

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

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

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...

Learn how your BMI can help identify if your obesity poses serious health risks and what steps to take for better outcomes.

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

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

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

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

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

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

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S.