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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...