A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Underweight children may experience different health issues. That is why it is important to include some weight gain foods ...

Adults with a BMI of at least 30 are considered obese. BMI has been used widely since the 1990s after the World Health ...

Listen to Story Obesity includes the metabolic and physical health of a person It includes BMI, Waist Circumference and Waist-to ... enabling fair allocation of healthcare resources and prioritisation ...

This will facilitate a rational allocation of healthcare resources ... clinicians to differentiate between health and illness at the individual level,” said commissioner Dr Gauden Galea, from the ...

So what can and can’t BMI tell us about our health? While most people gauge their ... But it remains to be seen if they will be used in the real world, said Professor Simon Griffin, a professor ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

The experts said they aimed to make diagnosis more precise, which could help better use healthcare resources ... as well as the World Obesity Federation. World Health Organization experts served on ...

For years, the method physicians have used to determine whether a person has obesity is to calculate their BMI — or body mass index ... significant rise in obesity around the globe. The World Health ...