A document endorsed by more than 56 experts worldwide, published in 'The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology', proposes a change in narrative to align with "a chronic metabolic disease and understand its ...

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

Lose weight. But the report, published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Tuesday, suggested that having obesity according to the BMI scale doesn't mean a person is unhealthy.

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Lizzo will never be “considered thin” — even after losing weight. The Grammy-winning artist’s candid discussion comes amid ...

Your weight tells only part of the story. Body composition reveals the real truth about health, fitness, and longevity beyond the scale.

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...

For example, many professional athletes are considered clinically obese based on the BMI scale, because it cannot distinguish the weight of muscle from the weight of fat. Sara Moniuszko is a ...

People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.

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