Under the new definition, a person is classified as obese if they have a high BMI plus an elevated reading from one of these ...

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 ...

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.

About six months ago, a series of patients came to me begging for weight-loss injections to manage obesity. As doctor who has ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

Those with a BMI of 30 or greater are considered obese. But they can reduce the risk of disease with regular exercise and leading an active lifestyle.

Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, arguing that current methods fail to capture the ...

The demand for glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for overweight/obesity has created a clinical conundrum for many primary care providers. Between 2011 and 2023, obesity-specific ...