Morbid obesity is indicated by a BMI of 40 kg/m ... your height could put you in the category of morbidly obese on the BMI chart. A high BMI might not mean you are unhealthy since BMI is only ...

BMI was initially created in the 19th century by the Belgian mathematician and statistician Lambert Adolphe Quetelet as a way to measure obesity in ... normal on the BMI chart.

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognised body mass index (BMI) cut-off points ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a researcher reported in a study published in Obesity and Endocrinology.

How to Get Patients Over a Weight Loss Plateau An obesity expert describes her approach to the frustrating yet inevitable plateau reached by most patients on their weight loss journey. Medscape ...

Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, overweight, or obesity. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

Background: Patients with morbid obesity have an increased risk for anxiety and depression. The "duodenal switch" is perhaps the most effective obesity surgery procedure for inducing weight loss.

The study, from Italy, also proposes new cut-off points for overweight and obesity in this group. Body mass index (BMI) is a key method for measuring people's weight status, defining whether they ...