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BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

In Tuesday's issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, dozens of international medical experts and people with lived ...

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

New report by The Lancet released Wednesday has suggested adopting measures apart from body mass index (BMI) to determine ...

Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by ...

Body mass index or BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres. It is a way of measuring how much body fat a person has i.e. whether a person is under- or ...

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

The suggestions, according to the commission,are designed to address limitations in the traditional definition and diagnosis ...

Health experts have cited concerns about the medications' long-term impacts on eating behaviors and body image, especially ...