For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating ...

The US will most likely remain a WHO member state but impose conditions, such increased contributions from other member ...

Major public health organizations, including the World Health Organization ... and obtain an individual’s BMI. Despite BMI’s ubiquity of use by health care professionals, it’s far from ...

Obesity needs a new definition, argues a global group of health experts. For over 75 years, obesity has been called a disease by the World Health Organization ... and health care systems to ...

Notably, regardless of BMI, an individual with two or more abnormal body fat measures can still be classified as obese. According to the World Health Organization, obesity is defined as a BMI of ...

It was endorsed by 76 organisations, including the World ... health”, said Dr Adam Collins, an associate professor of nutrition at the University of Surrey who was not involved in the work ...

Trump withdraws US from WHO, obesity measurement overhaul, exercise benefits neurons, and more health updates in one place.

Obesity is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or above in adults, according to the World Health Organization, affecting 1 in 8 adults. However, using BMI alone to aid in the diagnosis of obesity has ...

A new Lancet report calls for redefining obesity labeling BMI alone as unreliable Learn about the proposed categories and a ...