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

A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...

More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from ...

Researchers highlight that having a normal BMI does not always indicate good health, as high body fat can increase the risk ...

BMI over 30 is considered obese. But those having excess fat may not have a BMI 30, which shows under-diagnosis of people and ...

The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help ...

Children with obesity who are diagnosed with cancer may have poorer health outcomes including a higher risk of death, ...

Officers will now have to keep their BMI at 28 or less if they expect to climb the ranks. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

The way clinicians diagnose obesity is set to change with new guidelines acknowledging that not all obese have the same ...

Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain says any officers whose BMI reading is above 28 could lose out on promotion.

Where you store fat, as opposed to how much you have, may be a bigger risk factor for colon cancer, a study published in JAMA ...