Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio.

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

The commission recommends a shift away from relying solely on BMI to more accurately define obesity as a disease.

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

India has experienced a doubling of obesity prevalence over the past two decades, with abdominal obesity becoming ...

Newer research highlights the shortcomings of using BMI alone to accurately diagnose obesity, especially for Indians.

Traditionally BMI was used to define obesity, but a team of doctors redefined obesity based on the Indian population.

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

Future risk prediction models could incorporate measures of obesity to improve stratification among patients with Barrett’s ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply ...

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