Obesity is now understood as a condition that affects the functions of organs and tissues, leading to complications such as ...

India has experienced a doubling of obesity prevalence over the past two decades, with abdominal obesity becoming ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

GPs should use their ‘clinical judgement’ to decide when a child’s obesity has become a safeguarding concern, according to ...

The way clinicians diagnose obesity is set to change with new guidelines acknowledging that not all obese have the same ...

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

The new definition proposed by the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, a group of 58 leading experts from various ...

BMI over 30 is considered obese. But those having excess fat may not have a BMI 30, which shows under-diagnosis of people and ...

A recent study revealed that aerobic fitness is more important than BMI when it comes to longevity. Experts explain why ...

A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...