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

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.

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

Instead of relying only on body mass index (BMI), which has some ... one billion people living with obesity worldwide but also to reduce stigma, optimise healthcare resources and ensure fair ...

(CNN) — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based ... obtain an individual’s BMI. Despite BMI’s ubiquity of use by health care professionals, it’s far from a perfect ...