People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart ...
A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.
People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.
The definition and classification of obesity is medically flawed, according to a report which proposes new terminology.
Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard ...
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...
A young Gen Z woman has shared her shock on social media after she was told by her doctor that she is "overweight" despite ...
Combining time-restricted eating with exercise may be more effective in prompting weight loss than exercise without ...
People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...
The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...