The BMI chart is not a one-size-fits-all measure for all women, as the differences in genetics can cause the reading to be ...

Obesity is estimated to affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. In the U.S., about 40% of adults have obesity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The body mass index is not going away, a new report suggests, but it could be demoted to just a first step in making a more nuanced diagnosis of obesity ... such as the American Medical ...

With so many factors contributing to childhood obesity, including poverty ... Just looking at the chart above, three of the listed American school lunch meals would feel right at home on the ...

Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, arguing that current methods fail to capture ...

The report says BMI should be a screening tool, followed up with a measurement of excess body fat to determine if a patient has obesity. More than 100 million American adults have obesity ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, arguing that current methods fail to capture ...

including the American Heart Association in the U.S., the Royal College of Physicians in the UK, and the World Obesity Federation. There are still important big questions left to be answered about ...