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 ...

Obesity is linked to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease and knee ...

A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the commonly referenced body max index (BMI) and instead approaching the condition ...

On Jan. 15, a group of international experts proposed new ways to define and diagnose obesity that place less emphasis on body mass index. Currently, obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or higher.

The role of body mass index (BMI) in defining obesity and the definition of obesity as a disease merit reevaluation to avoid unintended consequences, experts said in three new opinion papers. And in ...

Experts argue there is no standard definition of metabolically healthy obesity, and most people convert over time to ...