Share on Pinterest A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy.

The report’s findings suggest that BMI — the measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of ...

Queensland-based Sarah Cox recalls that in 2018, her doctor advised her to lose weight because her body mass index (BMI) was too high, despite her feeling healthy and experiencing no physical ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

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The new definition published by the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, a group of 58 leading experts from various medical specialities and countries moves beyond a simple cutoff mark for Body ...

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

For many years, obesity would be diagnosed based on a person’s BMI (Body Mass Index). But the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission — which is endorsed by 75 medical organisation around the ...