Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.
An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
Explore the pros and cons of BMI for men and women. Learn how Body Mass Index is calculated, what a healthy BMI range is, and ...