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

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

As obesity experts say more than 15 million Birtons are being wrongly labelled overweight and propose a radical overhaul of ...

New obesity criteria for Indians now include waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. Abdominal obesity is indicated ...

Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group ... Directly measuring body fat: "Some older women might be familiar with a DEXA ...

A group of global health experts are proposing changes to how obesity is defined and diagnosed. Their aim is to move beyond the long-criticized Body Mass Index (BMI) in favor of combining other ...

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

BENGALURU: Over 1,000 individuals - 532 male and 501 female - in Kolar district alone have been found to be obese, according ...

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

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 ...

Under new recommendations, obesity would no longer ... at Newcastle University, says that “men develop type 2 diabetes at a lower BMI than do women”. However, at menopause, things can go ...