You’ve long heard doctors talk about BMI — or body mass index — and you may even know yours off the top of your head, especially if you were told your number was in the unhealthy range.

BMI is more useful on a population level rather than an individual one, according to Dr Francesco Rubino, commission chair and head of metabolic and bariatric surgery at King’s College London. “ ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

The first-ever expanded College Football Playoff has been historic on many fronts. In line with the 12-team playoff's historic nature, the CFP national championship game will be one for the ...

Queensland-based Sarah Cox recalls that in 2018, her doctor advised her to lose weight because her body mass index (BMI) was too high, despite her feeling healthy and experiencing no physical ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

With a rumoured BMI of over 29, at the time ... Dr Sarah Berry is an associate professor in nutritional sciences at Kings College London and the lead nutritional scientist on the Zoe Predict ...

As Dr. Kath McCullough from the UK Royal College of Physicians put it, “For too long, we’ve relied on BMI, which misrepresents the condition and fails to reflect how excess body fat impacts health.” ...

The commission, established in 2022 and led from King's College London, has brought together 56 experts on aspects of obesity, including people with lived experience. The commission's definition and ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. During her State of the State address on Tuesday, New York governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan to ...

Their aim is to move beyond the long-criticized Body Mass Index (BMI) in favor of combining other useful metrics. Findings detailed in a report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology ...

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 ...