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

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

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

A parasitic worm infection, also known as a helminth infection, occurs when parasitic worms, or helminths, infect the body.

A retrospective study demonstrated slightly elevated baseline fasting plasma glucose levels to be a robust marker of incident diabetes risk, even when those levels fell within the normal range.

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

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than two in five American adults have obesity, a common and ...

A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is ...

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and ...