A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

Obesity is currently defined using a person’s body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of height (in metres). In people of European descent, the BMI ...

Lacking balance can be dangerous. In the U.S., 3 million older people seek medical care for fall-related injuries each year, ...

The following is a summary of “Recording practices of body mass index, overweight and obesity by Dutch general practitioners: an observational study,” published in the January 2025 issue of Primary ...

Magnus Lygdbäck, whose clients have included Gal Gadot, doesn't count calories or ban any foods from his diet.