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 ...

First, instead of using BMI to define obesity, the authors propose using ... which would not be good from a preventive health care standpoint. CNN: Do you think there will be big changes based ...

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 ...

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

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

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