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

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

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

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

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

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 ...

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations. BMI is a formula that uses a person's ...

If you think you have obesity or have questions about healthy ... metrics to decide your healthy weight range, such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, body composition, and waist- ...

Global experts advised in addition to BMI, measuring 'waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, or waist-to-height ratio' be ...