The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements ...

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

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...

Doctors have primarily relied on body mass index, or BMI ... a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of ...

BMI is a person’s ... meaning their health problems can go unnoticed,” added Eckel, a professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Yeah, so the, the new term of clinical obesity is when someone has excess body fat by BMI and another ... a nutrition expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.“ ...

because certain groups might face health risks at lower BMI thresholds than others, says study co-author Louise Baur, a paediatrician at the University of Sydney, Australia. Although people with ...

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University. She previously was Baltimore’s health commissioner. CNN: What is BMI? What are the advantages and ...