A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

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

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 ...

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

Patients with and without obesity experienced significant pain reductions and improved functioning following telerehabilitation for chronic musculoskeletal pain.

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

A new report suggests that a diagnosis of obesity should depend on patients' individual health — not their Body Mass Index. Here's why BMI is outdated.

And obesity should only be diagnosed using BMI when clinicians also take other measurements ... early while providing ...

An international committee of experts has urged doctors to move away from relying on BMI in diagnosing obesity.

India revises obesity guidelines after 15 years, emphasizing body fat distribution and health risks for Asian Indian ...

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy reduced health care expenditures after surgery for adults with type 2 ...

Fifty eight researchers are challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, calling for a more nuanced approach than ...