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 ...

A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in identification of serious health risks, analysis of over 120,000 people suggests ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations. BMI is a formula that uses a person's height and ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. The body mass index is not going away, a new ...

Share on Pinterest A new study finds BMI scores for people over 40 may be less accurate. SolStock/Getty Images A new study finds that the body-mass index may be less accurate for people over age 40.

As the UK's population continues to age, obesity and obesity-related diseases are an increasing burden on the NHS. However, ...

In 2024, the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) published an updated framework for classifying obesity that recognizes that the use of BMI is a limited tool in defining the condition ...

Body mass index, the most common measure of obesity, may be woefully inadequate. May 2, 2010— -- The scale of the obesity epidemic may be much worse than currently believed since the usual ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply calculating ...