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

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

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

According to a doctor, when a person suffers from metabolically healthy obesity, most of the fat accumulates in the hips and ...

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

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded ...

Scientists are tackling society's growing obesity problem from all kinds of angles – and new research picks out a particular ...