Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made a number of disputed claims.

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

BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its “racist exclusion” and “historical harm.” The group also recommended ...

"About 40% of the adult population in America has obesity, when it's defined solely by BMI," Kushner says. But do all of ...

Diagnosing obesity should also consider the results of standard laboratory tests, medical history, and information on daily activities to assess how excess body fat might affect a person’s ...

the American Diabetes Association, and the World Obesity Federation—have endorsed the report. “This new approach demands a fundamental change in how we treat obesity,” says Dr. Sahar ...

By coincidence (they started before GLP -1 drugs were approved for slimming), a group of 56 doctors have just answered that ...