World medical experts say there is a better way to look at body weight than BMI. Trump nominee Kash Patel touches parents’ ...

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

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Humans with relatively more fat hidden in and around their muscles face a higher risk of death or hospitalization from heart ...

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other ...

Pharmacists must verify a person’s body mass index (BMI) via a video consultation, in person, or through accessing GP or ...

Pharmacy regulator warns some people with history of eating disorders wrongly obtaining medicines such as Wegovy or Mounjaro ...

Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new definition that moves beyond body mass index (BMI). Dr. Jorge Acosta, the ...

There’s no “perfect” or “better” body shape, experts agree — yet you still might find yourself wondering what your body shape ...

Chronic kidney disease has been linked to yo-yo dieting (also known as body-weight cycling) in the general population, which ...