A young Gen Z woman has shared her shock on social media after she was told by her doctor that she is "overweight" despite ...
Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...
A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...
Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...
The Brazilian cosmetics company works with Amazonian communities to promote sustainable business practices. Respecting nature ...
BMI over 30 is considered obese. But those having excess fat may not have a BMI 30, which shows under-diagnosis of people and ...
Where you store fat, as opposed to how much you have, may be a bigger risk factor for colon cancer, a study published in JAMA ...
Obesity guidelines for Indians stand revised after 15 years, the focus moving from BMI to abdominal fat. Here’s why the country needed this weight reality check ...
A global commission of 56 medical experts is calling for redefining obesity, emphasizing more comprehensive methods than BMI, ...
New obesity criteria for Indians now include waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. Abdominal obesity is indicated ...
Federal legislation passing the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday has mirror language to North Carolina’s Fairness in ...
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...