New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...

Doctors have primarily relied on body mass index, or BMI, to diagnose ... journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Virginia ...

Over 75 medical organisations worldwide have endorsed the new definitions, reflecting a growing consensus for reform.

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

The observational study, led by Washington University clinical epidemiologist ... by Eli Lilly – for people with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35 and at least one weight-related illness.

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors ...

The researchers are advocating for a new approach that emphasises the impact of excess body fat on health, rather than relying solely on Body Mass Index (BMI).

Obesity Won't Be Solely Defined by BMI Under New Plan for Diagnosis ... an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors of the report published in The Lancet Diabetes ...

Currently, anyone with a BMI of ... training of healthcare workers, according to the Lancet commission. It applies to adults regardless of age, gender or ethnicity, said the University of Colorado ...

An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to determine excess body fat instead of just relying on body mass index (BMI ... expert at the University of Washington and ...