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

Huge numbers of the 17.6million Brits who have been told that they are overweight are in fact perfectly healthy, the ...

A new Lancet Commission - made up of more than 50 experts from around the world - says a 'radical overhaul' is needed in how ...

Use clinical judgement when interpreting BMI below the 91st centile, especially the healthy weight category in BMI charts because a child or young person in this category may nevertheless have central ...

A recent study shows that Thailand has the third-highest child obesity rate among ASEAN countries. About 84.1% of kids aged 6-14 regularly snack on salty foods.

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Children who were diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) showed a decline in height, weight, and body mass index ...

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and ...

exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy predicted higher child body mass index (BMI) and related obesity risk factors up to two years of age. Findings from the study ...

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...