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

Obesity experts have thrown aside their BMI charts as they reveal it is possible to be both ... Some 29 per cent of adults and one in ten children are obese by the time they start secondary school, ...

Childhood BMI trends — specifically moderate BMI and high BMI variability — were associated with high cortisol concentrations at 17 years of age.

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

The BMI-percentile-for-age calculator automatically adjusts for differences ... a Kids' Healthy Me learning tool, and links to Childhood Obesity resources on the Internet. If you suspect a medical ...

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

A new Lancet Commission - made up of more than 50 experts from around the world - says a 'radical overhaul' is needed in how obesity is diagnosed ...

Share on Pinterest A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy.

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 ...

Discover how pre-pregnancy exposure to air pollution can elevate childhood obesity risk and the significance of reducing it.

Experiencing trauma during childhood is linked with a higher risk of developing obesity, a new study has claimed ... drawing to a close Impaired lung function triggered by abnormal BMI during ...