The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...

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

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

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

Released on Tuesday night, the recommendations propose combining BMI with other measures like waist circumference and health problems ... an obesity expert at the University of Washington, stated ...

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or more. But people with excess body fat do not always have a ...

Yeah, so the, the new term of clinical obesity is when someone has excess body fat by BMI and another ... a nutrition expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.“ ...

Yeah, so the, the new term of clinical obesity is when someone has excess body fat by BMI and another measurement ... a nutrition expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.“The ...

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.