A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, April 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For decades, Body Mass Index (BMI) has been a ...

A new study suggests that one of the most widely used health metrics, BMI, may be getting it wrong for a large portion of the ...

A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy. Recent research, ...

Shawn Davis, MD, a physician at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic specializing in obesity care, addresses why the health care system needs to move beyond body mass index (BMI) as the primary lens for evaluating ...

Research from Italy to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye, 12–15 May) and published in the journal Nutrients shows that when the gold standard ...

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. Major public ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. The body mass index is not going away, a new ...

Learn how doctors categorize obesity into classes using BMI, as well as related health risks and treatments based on the ...

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Higher fat content in the pancreas of children and adolescents with obesity is associated with an increased level of heart ...