New obesity criteria that add waist and body fat measures to BMI could classify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as obese, according ...

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...

Using a new definition that includes waist-based measurements, the team found that more than 75% of adults may meet criteria ...

It’s estimated more than one billion people in the world are living with obesity as defined by the current definition that relies solely on body mass index or BMI. Now health care experts say one-size ...

A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the commonly referenced body max index (BMI) and instead approaching the condition ...

On Jan. 15, a group of international experts proposed new ways to define and diagnose obesity that place less emphasis on body mass index. Currently, obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or higher.