India has experienced a doubling of obesity prevalence over the past two decades, with abdominal obesity becoming ...
Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...
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).
Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...
Men on the Isle of Wight have collectively lost over one tonne of excess weight in 2024, thanks to MAN v FAT football clubs.
Where you store fat, as opposed to how much you have, may be a bigger risk factor for colon cancer, a study published in JAMA ...
The kids lived in an apartment building in Rogers Park. The family’s attorneys said the Chicago Housing Authority gave the ...
A recent study revealed that aerobic fitness is more important than BMI when it comes to longevity. Experts explain why ...
A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...
It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...