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

A recent study revealed that aerobic fitness is more important than BMI when it comes to longevity. Experts explain why ...

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 ...

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

Major medical groups are proposing a change to how doctors diagnose obesity, moving away from the body mass index or BMI. The new definition intends to move away from weight stigma and instead focus ...

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

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

There may be a more effective way to define and diagnose obesity, according to a commission of scientists that proposed a ...

Turkey: A recent study in The Laryngoscope has revealed a significant association between obesity, low muscle mass, and ...

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

A report by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission calls for a shift in obesity diagnosis, proposing a more ...

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