Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

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

Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced ...

People are being “overdiagnosed” with obesity, leading medics have warned as they called for a “reframing” of the way the ...

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

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...

GPs are told to use additional metrics to diagnose overweight patients, rather than relying on body mass index alone ...

As of March 2020, nearly 42% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the CDC. Athletes and people who are very fit, like Kelce and Gyllenhaal, may have a higher BMI because muscle typically ...

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...