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

Obesity is linked to serious health conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and reduced quality of life, prompting a need for more accurate diagnostic... A stock image of weight scales ...

weyo – stock.adobe.com The new guidance considers how excess fat is distributed around the body and how it affects organ function and daily life, paving the way for two new obesity categories.

Obesity needs a new definition, argues a global group of health experts. For over 75 years, obesity has been called a disease by the World Health Organization. But the label is hotly debated.

Obesity is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or above in adults. New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body ...

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 ...

LONGER LIVES It may be because of the improvements in obesity, cancer mortality and drug deaths that life expectancy appears ...

According to the current definition of "overweight" and "obesity," a ratio of height and weight, both men meet those standards. But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, lacks nuance and ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how ... Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...