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

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

Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by ...

But obesity can also be a disease on its own, marked by reduced organ function or difficulty with daily activities as a ...

A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organizations ...

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

However, 56-year-old Lexii Marquardt, who is considered obese based on her BMI, believes the commission's proposal to split obesity into two categories is "a great step forward". "Pre-clinical ...

At the moment, clinicians use BMI or body mass index to diagnose obesity ... to avoid misdiagnosis, the 56 experts who took part in the global commission said. Obesity should also be split ...

“BMI is helpful, but not the whole answer ... Professor Brown was part of the team of 56 leading global health experts who developed the new definitions for the Commission.

An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...

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 hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...