A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

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

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

In Tuesday's issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, dozens of international medical experts and people with lived ...

Traditionally BMI was used to define obesity, but a team of doctors redefined obesity based on the Indian population.

A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the ...

Instead of relying only on body mass index (BMI), which has some ... one billion people living with obesity worldwide but also to reduce stigma, optimise healthcare resources and ensure fair ...

More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from ...

Additionally, disease classification may improve access to healthcare, promote insurance ... However, when it comes to diagnosing obesity, BMI can be a somewhat blunt, imprecise instrument.

The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded.Using body-mass ...