These evaluations measure how efficiently the body converts nutrients into energy, assessing mitochondrial function, insulin ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that experts suggest needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine ...

Officials said while BMI relies on height and weight, body roundness index incorporates waist size — giving a clearer view of body shape and related health factors.

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

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

BMI is a formula that uses a person's height and weight ratio to ... or clinic obesity with other means of measure, Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for ...

A young Gen Z woman has shared her shock on social media after she was told by her doctor that she is "overweight" despite ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether someone has obesity, alongside other major changes.