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

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of obesity. A suggested alternative is calculating body fat percentage through ...

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

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

Researchers highlight that having a normal BMI does not always indicate good health, as high body fat can increase the risk of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. They recommend strength ...

More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

Body mass index (BMI) and body composition analysis are the two metrics to evaluate an individual’s physical constitution. BMI has long been considered as a simple measure for identifying ...

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