With a rumoured BMI of over 29, at the time, the 35-year-old mother-of-three and body-positive activist was hovering on the cusp of obesity – which starts at a BMI of 30. But can people who ...

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

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese, while a BMI of 40 or above is considered severely obese. “BMI-based measures of obesity can both underestimate and overestimate [the amount of fat ...

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

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.

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed ... "So if your waist is over 35 inches for a woman or 40 inches for a man, that means you do have excess fat, or are you apple ...

What is BMI, and what have been criticisms of its usage? How is the new definition different? In what ways could it change clinical care? Will these changes be forthcoming? And while revisions are ...

Obesity is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or above in adults, according to the World Health Organization, affecting 1 in 8 adults. However, using BMI alone to aid in the diagnosis of obesity has ...

Women's rugby player Ilonah Maher ... Doctors now prescribe Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy for people who have a BMI of 30 or more. Patients who have a BMI of at least 27 can also qualify ...