Among the most important changes are new ways to diagnose obesity and its stages. BMI is not everything, and the scale number is not definitive, "it has been wrongly defined as such", argues Ciudin.

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply ...

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present framework, ...

Since anti-obesity drugs like GLP-1 receptor agonists, including Ozempic and Wegovy, received regulatory approval, they have evolved from specialised treatments for type 2 diabetes into widely ...

Obesity is more than just a diet and exercise issue; it's deeply intertwined with psychological and social factors. Experts ...

Obesity has emerged as one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time, affecting millions worldwide and transcending traditional concerns about physical appearance. This chronic ...

A decades-long study of Danish conscripts finds that despite the rise in obesity, the inverse relationship between intelligence and BMI has remained unchanged.

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass ... All you need to know someone’s BMI is a scale and ruler. Another advantage of using BMI as a basic indicator ...

(CNN) — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks.