Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

The longtime reliance on BMI means that obesity is likely overdiagnosed, members of the Commission said. View on euronews ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...

A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...

Calling people obese is medically "flawed" - and the definition should be split into two, a report from global experts says.

The commission has recommended that obesity be differentiated into two categories: Pre-clinical Obesity – when organs are ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to ...

As obesity experts say more than 15 million Birtons are being wrongly labelled overweight and propose a radical overhaul of ...

Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...