A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...

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 for ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Heart disease remains the top killer of Americans as risk factors continue to grow. Get the latest statistics from the ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

Two newer adiposity measures incorporating waist circumference predicted periodontitis better than body mass index, reported ...

Ultraprocessed food consumption in preschoolers is associated with increased body fat, particularly in boys, underscoring the ...

I have written about the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) in prior columns and the issues related to its actual applicability for accurately measuring overweight and obesity in individuals.