Racial discrimination, bullying, sexism and other forms of discrimination have also been shown to increase the risk for ...

Belly fat — both the visible kind and the deep kind that sits around your organs — is caused by a combination of factors.

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

MORE: Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40%, remains higher than 10 years ago: CDC The report further outlines the diagnostic criteria for obesity, combining elevated BMI with ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines obesity as a person who has a BMI of 30 or more. As of March 2020, nearly 42% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the CDC. Athletes and ...

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 ...

Currently, anyone with a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese ... in clinical-practice guidelines and in the training of healthcare workers, according to the Lancet commission.

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

Researchers have redefined obesity, emphasizing the impact of excess adiposity on organ and tissue function rather than relying solely on BMI. This new definition is crucial as over 1 billion ...

Currently, doctors diagnose obesity mainly based on a patient’s body mass index (BMI), which is calculated using their weight and height. Adults with a BMI of at least 30 are considered obese.