Obesity is now understood as a condition that affects the functions of organs and tissues, leading to complications such as ...

India has experienced a doubling of obesity prevalence over the past two decades, with abdominal obesity becoming ...

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that experts suggest needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine ...

The air that women breathe up to three months before they become pregnant can have an effect on the future baby’s size. A ...

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

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative measures for adiposity.

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

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

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

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

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...