Obesity, long determined by the flawed metric of BMI, should be diagnosed based on other measurements, experts argue.

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

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A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

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

While an underactive thyroid can slow down metabolism, resulting in some weight gain, it is rarely the sole cause of massive ...

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is sparking heated debates in science, media, and beyond. But does this ...

Obesity has achieved epidemic proportions and ... and psychosocial impairments. Given the fact that intentional weight loss improves many of these comorbidities, [4] much effort has gone into ...

The mission of the Houston Nutrition Obesity Research Center (H-NORC) is to enhance the multidisciplinary nature and quality of research in obesity and nutritional sciences by providing shared access ...