A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

Two newer adiposity measures incorporating waist circumference predicted periodontitis better than body mass index, reported ...

Ultraprocessed food consumption in preschoolers is associated with increased body fat, particularly in boys, underscoring the ...

Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in ...

I have written about the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) in prior columns and the issues related to its actual applicability for accurately measuring overweight and obesity in individuals.