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

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

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

A young Gen Z woman has shared her shock on social media after she was told by her doctor that she is "overweight" despite ...

In 1993, using data from white people in Great Britain, ages 16 to 64, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated BMI ...

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

The previous version of this story was published in 2022, when Business Insider spoke to Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford. It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a ...

Learn how your BMI can help identify if your obesity poses serious health risks and what steps to take for better outcomes.

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

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

"BMI does not accurately reflect body weight. Actually. it doesn’t differentiate between lean body mass and body fat. If you have a high muscle mass your weight might be higher than expected ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and ...