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.
Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...
Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...
An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on ...
Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply ...
For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...