A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.
Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...
Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...
BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.
Relying solely on BMI to diagnose obesity may be outdated, say global experts. A new report calls for a more comprehensive ...
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...