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

A new Lancet report calls for redefining obesity labeling BMI alone as unreliable Learn about the proposed categories and a ...

The current definition of obesity, as set by the World Health Organization ... that healthcare workers assess whether people have obesity by calculating their body mass index (BMI), a measure ...

The focus on BMI can cause healthcare providers to miss certain ... According to the World Health Organization (WHO), women ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

The term “body mass index” itself was coined by physiologist Ancel Keys in 1972, and in 1995, the World Health Organization adopted BMI as a measure to define and classify obesity. Today ...

While BMI is not a perfect measure, as it does not directly assess body fat, it remains one of the most common indicators used in healthcare ... The World Health Organization (WHO) defines these ...