BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from ...

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

An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...

In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...

Explain to people that to accurately measure their waist and calculate their own waist-to-height ratio ... Do not use bioimpedance as a substitute for BMI as a measure of general adiposity in adults. ...

A user-friendly BMI Calculator web app that calculates your Body Mass Index (BMI) based on weight and height. It provides real-time results and categorizes your BMI into different health ranges.

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

Obesity is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or above in adults. New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...

A global commission gathered by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology magazine argues that BMI, the conventional ... obesity through additional body measurements like waist circumference or direct ...