For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating ...

Adults with a BMI of at least 30 are considered obese. BMI has been used widely since the 1990s after the World Health ...

As of March 2020, nearly 42% of US adults had obesity, with the report estimating that more than a billion people are living ...

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

Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced ...

Doctors worldwide should diagnose obesity differently, relying on broader criteria and taking into account when the condition ...

Global health leaders ... also move away from BMI and its weight-to-height calculations in favour of waist-to-hip ratios and other measures of belly fat. Former World Obesity Federation chair ...

Adults with a BMI of at least 30 are considered obese. BMI has been used widely since the 1990s after the World Health Organization (WHO) started using it as an official obesity screening measure.

Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.

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