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

The current definition of obesity, as set by the World Health Organization ... that healthcare workers assess whether people have obesity by calculating their body mass index (BMI), a measure ...

As women age, using more than just BMI is crucial, as the WHR can change dramatically in older adult females even if BMI ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

A new Lancet report calls for redefining obesity labeling BMI alone as unreliable Learn about the proposed categories and a ...

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

The term “body mass index” itself was coined by physiologist Ancel Keys in 1972, and in 1995, the World Health Organization adopted BMI as a measure to define and classify obesity. Today ...

Adults with a BMI of at least 30 are considered obese. BMI has been used widely since the 1990s after the World Health Organization (WHO) started using it as an official obesity screening measure.