A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

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

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat percentage is a measure of ...

Two newer adiposity measures incorporating waist circumference predicted periodontitis better than body mass index, reported ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

Obesity was associated with improved overall survival (OS) after curative resection in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly those who did not have low sk ...