BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

Evidence for the positive effects of intermittent fasting continues to mount: a new study shows that for people with obesity, ...

GPs should use their ‘clinical judgement’ to decide when a child’s obesity has become a safeguarding concern, according to ...

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...

As obesity experts say more than 15 million Birtons are being wrongly labelled overweight and propose a radical overhaul of ...

The term overweight is no more a part of the India-specific obesity guidelines that were revised after nearly 15 years and ...

Health and social care professionals should follow our general guidelines for people delivering care: See also the section on classifying overweight, obesity and central adiposity in adults. For a ...

Instead of BMI, the commission recommends that obesity be diagnosed through one of these methods: Using another measurement ...

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...

Overweight and obesity are chronic, relapsing and progressive conditions characterised by excess body fat. They are associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The 2021 Health Survey ...

She’s known for her signature red lipstick and agile yet powerful playing style. But when imposing rugby union star Ilona ...