A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass index, that could change clinical care.

The problem is my friends, family, co-workers, and even strangers. Only the most tactless people have actually commented on ...

But that doesn't make them unhealthy. Women's rugby player Ilonah Maher, who has a BMI of 29, told People.com she has been classified as "overweight" since elementary school and the measure is ...

The US trailed behind in second place, with an average BMI of 29 and a cup size of C, while the UK’s average BMI was 27.1 with an average cup size of C. At dead last with the smallest average ...

However, Graham isn’t your run-of-the-mill skinny model. With a rumoured BMI of over 29, at the time, the 35-year-old mother-of-three and body-positive activist was hovering on the cusp of ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

Kelce, at 6 feet, 5 inches and 250 pounds has a BMI of 29.6, just shy of the 30 BMI cutoff for being considered "obese," accoding to the CDC's BMI calculator. Women's rugby player Ilonah Maher ...

define adult obesity as a BMI of 30 or greater and overweight as a BMI between 25 and 29.9. Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how ...