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.

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight Getty An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to ...

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 ...

A new definition and method for diagnosing obesity has been proposed by a commission of the medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday (January 14). The new definition published by the Lancet Diabetes & ...

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 ...

AUSTRALIA has a new Consul-General in Lae, Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong announced over the weekend. Brenton Kanowski has been appointed as Australia’s next Consul-General in Lae.