New obesity criteria for Indians now include waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. Abdominal obesity is indicated ...

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

Although both parents and pediatricians understand the need to treat kids with hypertension, few believe the diagnosis or ...

An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...

BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...

The two-tiered classification focuses on preclinical and clinical stages of disease, and should help inform treatment ...

The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it’s important to remember ...

Pediatric patients considered obese at cancer diagnosis are linked to significantly worse survival outcomes, especially those ...