For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating ...

Major public health organizations, including the World Health Organization ... and obtain an individual’s BMI. Despite BMI’s ubiquity of use by health care professionals, it’s far from ...

The US will most likely remain a WHO member state but impose conditions, such increased contributions from other member ...

Major public health organizations, including the World Health ... lowering BMI is associated with a reduction in these risks. Despite BMI’s ubiquity of use by health care professionals, it ...

Obesity needs a new definition, argues a global group of health experts. For over 75 years, obesity has been called a disease by the World Health Organization ... and health care systems to ...

Obesity is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or above in adults, according to the World Health Organization, affecting 1 in 8 adults. However, using BMI alone to aid in the diagnosis of obesity has ...