New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

Over 75 medical organisations worldwide have endorsed the new definitions, reflecting a growing consensus for reform.

Currently, anyone with a BMI of ... training of healthcare workers, according to the Lancet commission. It applies to adults regardless of age, gender or ethnicity, said the University of Colorado ...

The observational study, led by Washington University clinical epidemiologist ... by Eli Lilly – for people with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35 and at least one weight-related illness.

An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to determine excess body fat instead of just relying on body mass index (BMI ... expert at the University of Washington and ...

BMI, a widely used measure, has long been criticized for being too simplistic. It calculates obesity based only on height and ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

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

New research exposes critical flaws in BMI measurements, as medical experts advocate for more accurate and inclusive methods ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of obesity. A suggested alternative is calculating body fat percentage through ...

The report’s findings suggest that BMI — the measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of ...