BMI, a widely used measure, has long been criticized for being too simplistic. It calculates obesity based only on height and ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...

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

With just days to go before the official launch of a new administration, the GOP-led Congress is putting together plans on ...

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

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 ...