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

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Here's the two-step classification of obesity: Stage 1 Obesity: Increased adiposity (BMI above 23 kg/m2) without apparent effects on organ functions or routine daily activities. This stage of ...

The current BMI-based measure of obesity can both overestimate and underestimate ... in the blood,” Kushner explains. This can set the stage for metabolic diseases including diabetes as well ...

To zero in on obesity without solely relying on BMI, the commission recommends direct ... organ problems at what is called the preclinical stage, but they are deemed at heightened risk for ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

That means muscular people, including athletes, can have high BMI and could be considered on paper to have obesity when in reality they do not have too much body fat, also known as adiposity.

The current BMI-based measure of obesity can both overestimate and underestimate ... in the blood," Kushner explains. This can set the stage for metabolic diseases including diabetes as well ...

Major public health organizations, including the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define adult obesity as a BMI of 30 or greater and overweight as a ...

(CNN) — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks.