New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity has put forward 18 criteria for diagnosing clinical obesity, moving away from the ...

Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced ...

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

By Gina Kolata Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard measure of body mass index, or B.M.I., ...

A global commission gathered by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology magazine argues that BMI, the conventional method for ...

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology: global commission proposes major overhaul of obesity diagnosis, going beyond BMI to ...

The paper, published by journal The Lancet, said the typical approach to diagnosing obesity was ineffective and prone to ...

A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organizations ...