A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Childhood BMI trends — specifically moderate BMI and high BMI variability — were associated with high cortisol concentrations at 17 years of age.

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

Dr. Leana Wen: Body mass index, or BMI, is a calculation performed by dividing a patient’s weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. For those who are more used to weight in pounds ...

A person’s BMI is calculated by dividing his or her weight by the square of his or her height in feet. “Obesity is a complex problem and has different significance at the individual level ...

Meanwhile, BMI is calculated by using only two sets of data points: a patient’s height and weight, according to the National Institutes of Health. However, the new report notes that BMI can lead ...

Is obesity a chronic illness, or a risk factor for a host of illnesses? That debate has been going on for decades. Now, a blue-ribbon panel has weighed in with a new definition and diagnostic ...

Under the new recommendations, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist circumference, plus ...

BMI's inability to differentiate between fat ... Anthropometric data, including weight, standing height, WC, and hip circumference, were collected during the baseline assessment.

BMI is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters. A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese, while a BMI of 40 or above is considered severely obese.