A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Gothenburg have developed a novel approach to assessing an individual ...

An AI-based metabolic BMI identifies people with hidden metabolic disease risk missed by traditional BMI. The model shows ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply calculating ...

The medical community is witnessing a significant shift in how obesity is diagnosed and treated, affecting over 100 million adults in the United States. Traditional methods centered around Body Mass ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...

VENICE, Italy — Obesity as defined by adiposity measures corresponds to a lower body mass index (BMI) cutoff (≥ 27) in men and women of middle age or older than does the widely used conventional ...

Employing selection criteria resulted in 1,981 respondents in the analytical sample. Table 1 reports the results of the descriptive statistics analysis. Of the respondents, 477 were classified as ...

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all communities ...

Body mass index, or BMI, is a method for calculating and estimating your body fat percentage based on your weight and height. To determine this calculation, you take your weight in kilograms and ...