A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

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

According to the National Library of Medicine, body mass index—commonly called “BMI”—was introduced as a system of bodily ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

Officers will now have to keep their BMI at 28 or less if they expect to climb the ranks. Read more at straitstimes.com.

More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from ...

The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help ...

A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...

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 Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...

A recent study revealed that aerobic fitness is more important than BMI when it comes to longevity. Experts explain why ...