A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

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

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

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

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

Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard ...

One of the primary limitations of the BMI is its inability to distinguish between the fat mass and the lean muscle mass.

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

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...

A body composition analyzer is a device that assesses your BMI, muscle mass, and body fat. You may feel healthy, but you can ...

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

The focus on how BMI should be used may have overshadowed an equally, if not more important, matter proposed in a new report.