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

BMI is widely used as a marker of health, but it turns out that it's not all that accurate -- especially for people of color.

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

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 ...

A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick ...

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

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

That means muscular people, including athletes, can have high BMI and could be considered on paper to have obesity when in reality they do not have too much body fat, also known as adiposity.

(CNN) — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks.