It's not just celebrities and TikTok creators jumping on the weight loss drug hype - more than 500,000 people in the UK are ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

Obesity Won't Be Solely Defined by BMI Under New Plan for Diagnosis by Global Experts A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the ...

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

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

A crude measure of weight relative to height, BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity—even though many experts and professional groups agree it’s an imperfect tool that on its own reveals ver ...

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

The new definitions aim to resolve any conflict in medical circles over whether obesity is a disease or just a risk factor. Global health leaders have proposed a “dramatic overhaul” of the way ...