Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

Getting a move on can do a number on belly fat, but the key is getting physical activity almost daily. Uwazurike suggests ...

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...

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

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

A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...

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