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A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

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However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

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

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

Initial fasting plasma glucose levels outside of 80 to 94 mg/dL were linked to an increased risk for diabetes.

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

Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in ...

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

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...