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

Patients with obesity have more orbital fat expansion, which, in the setting of thyroid eye disease, can lead to more severe proptosis, according to research published in BMC Ophthalmology . The study ...

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is ...

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

However, a severe angina attack can cause a painful feeling of heaviness ... on a person’s weight and height that has become ...

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

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 ...

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

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

People with clinical obesity meet BMI and other markers of obesity and ... liver or kidney disease or chronic severe knee or hip pain. These people would be eligible for treatments, including ...

“Relying on BMI alone to diagnose obesity is problematic,” Commissioner Professor ... Recent research highlights that Asian Indians experience more severe metabolic consequences from excess fat ...

while others face severe health issues immediately.” Medical experts argue that redefining obesity is crucial in light of the rising demand for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, which are ...