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

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 ...

The research was completed by a team from the University of Chicago ... be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and ...

Released on Tuesday night, the recommendations propose combining BMI with other measures like waist circumference and health problems ... an obesity expert at the University of Washington, stated ...

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or more. But people with excess body fat do not always have a ...

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.“ ...

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

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.