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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.

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

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

People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.

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

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

Watch out! Muscle fat may increase the risk of heart disease and death, regardless of your body mass index (BMI).

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 ...