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

An international panel of researchers say the measure is too simplistic and focuses too much on weight versus wellness.

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).

More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from ...

Obesity is now understood as a condition that affects the functions of organs and tissues, leading to complications such as ...

The longtime reliance on BMI means that obesity is likely overdiagnosed, members of the Commission said. View on euronews ...

The way clinicians diagnose obesity is set to change with new guidelines acknowledging that not all obese have the same ...

In one corner, we’ve got Mounjaro, and in the other, Ozempic. They’re both once-a-week injectable drugs designed to help ...

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that 58 expert researchers suggest officially needs an update—here's what they say is the more ...

Research on a cohort of Chinese mothers and their children has found exposure to elevated levels of particulate matter in the ...

The new definition proposed by the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, a group of 58 leading experts from various ...