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

A crude measure of weight relative to height, BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity—even though many experts and ...

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

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The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart ...

BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...

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

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...