In many ways, my struggle with obesity mirrors the experiences ... climbed to 319 pounds and landed me in the morbidly obese category on the BMI chart. I received a type 2 diabetes diagnosis ...

A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...

Obesity has a brand new definition now. This new description of the lifestyle disease—which goes beyond the currently accepted BMI (body-mass index) norms— has been proposed in a new report ...

However, when it comes to diagnosing obesity, BMI can be a somewhat blunt, imprecise instrument. It doesn’t distinguish between fat, muscle, and bone mass, which can influence a person’s weight.

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity. Instead of relying only on body mass index (BMI), which has some limitations, the new framework ...

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

Obesity should no longer be diagnosed solely based on body mass index (BMI); advanced body fat measures provide a clearer picture Pre-clinical obesity identifies risk factors early, while clinical ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. "Obesity is a complex ...

That means muscular people, including athletes, can have high BMI and could be considered on paper to have obesity when in reality they do not have too much body fat, also known as adiposity.