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Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

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

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People recovering from eating disorders say the focus on weight and BMI can be triggering and counterproductive.

New research published in the European Heart Journal has shown that intermuscular fat, which accumulates between muscles, significantly increases the risk of heart disease, heart attack, and heart ...

A Conservative former minister said he has lost more than five stone in weight after using weight-loss injections, as he ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart ...

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 ...

New research shows being fit matters more than your weight when it comes to living longer. A groundbreaking study of 400,000 people reveals why doctors should focus less on BMI and more on measuring ...