Health experts have recommended major changes to how obesity is diagnosed globally, warning current approaches are ...

Over one billion people in the world are estimated to have obesity. Some experts believe its treatment and diagnosis need a ...

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

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A crude measure of weight relative to height, BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity—even though many experts and ...

Instead of BMI, the commission recommends that obesity be diagnosed through one of these methods: Using another measurement ...

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

Is obesity a disease or a risk factor for disease? In medical circles – and outside of them – the question is contentious, ...

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

I frequently travel between school and home with carry-on bags on airlines and all of the previous stand version chargers ...

Credit World Obesity FederationA global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by 75 medical organisations around ...