Dr. Lesley Lutes from UBC Okanagan says body mass index (BMI) is a one-size-fits-all approach to looking at one's weight, and ...
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...
BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...
Woxsen University Researchers developed an AI model to predict 'Obesity Risk' based on lifestyle data, aiming to prevent ...
The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity has put forward 18 criteria for diagnosing clinical obesity, moving away from the ...