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 ...

Obesity Won't Be Solely Defined by BMI Under ... A spokesman for the health insurance trade group AHIP, formerly known as America's Health Insurance Plans, said “it's too early at this point ...

Obesity needs a new definition, argues a global group of health experts. For over 75 years, obesity has been called a disease by the World Health Organization. But the label is hotly debated.

A report published last week in “The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology” strives to redefine obesity. An international group convened to examine the longstanding concept and are recommending better ...