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

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).

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

A new model utilizing simple anthropometric measurements provided a viable alternative to bioimpedance for assessing body fat ...

A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...

If you’re short on time, Stoner recommends the three-minute step test as another alternative that offers a score of aerobic ...

Obesity is currently defined using a person’s body mass index, or BMI. But BMI alone does not tell us whether a person has ...

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...

A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the ...