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

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

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

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

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

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

Researchers highlight that having a normal BMI does not always indicate good health, as high body fat can increase the risk ...

The researchers calculated fat stored in muscles through the ratio of intermuscular fat to total muscle plus fat, and termed ...

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

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

The executive orders issued by President Trump are poised to have profound implications for both the U.S. and global energy ...

Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV ...