It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...

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

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

How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with BMI (body mass index) as a measure alone being ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Global experts advised in addition to BMI, measuring 'waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, or waist-to-height ratio' be ...

If you’re short on time, Stoner recommends the three-minute step test as another alternative that offers a score of aerobic ...

The increase in breast cancer rates among younger patients is occurring as the incidence of other early-onset cancers — ...

Experts suggest redefining obesity diagnosis with BMI, waist size, and health factors to improve treatment accuracy.