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.

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 ...

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

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.

Researchers found that an increase in PM2.5 levels by 16.2 micrograms per cubic meter during preconception was linked to a ...