Hers shares information about the average weight for women in the U.S., what women believe the ideal weight is, and the ...

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

It’s time to rethink what ‘obesity’ means as an international group of experts says the body mass index has limited value ...

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...

A global commission of 56 medical experts is calling for redefining obesity, emphasizing more comprehensive methods than BMI, ...

According to the current definition of "overweight" and "obesity," a ratio of height and weight, both men meet those ...

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or more.