A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

Body Mass Index (BMI) can be a screening tool, but obesity must be confirmed by measuring body fat, said health experts on Saturday, even as India revamped its obesity guidelines after 15 years.

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, according to the doctor. In some cases, using BMI can result in “muscular athletes” ...

Body weight cycling, also known as “yo-yo dieting,” is associated with a 25%-36% increased risk for diabetic kidney disease ...

distribution and function of adipose tissue rather than relying on BMI alone. They recommended that, as with other chronic diseases, the diagnosis of obesity by medical professionals should be ...

Prucalopride was efficacious, regardless of a patient’s age, BMI or renal function. Patients with obesity or moderate renal impairment experienced improvement, but it did not reach statistical ...

BMI can tell us about the health of populations, but for the individual sitting in a primary care office, how their fat levels might be affecting organ function is much more telling. Defining ...

“Additionally, some people have a high BMI and high body fat but maintain normal organ and body functions, with no signs or symptoms of ongoing illness.” The commission advises two new ...

Obesity, long determined by the flawed metric of BMI, should be diagnosed based on other measurements, experts argue.

Researchers have found that thyroid function has a significant role in the complex interplay between metabolic, endocrine, ...

BMI fails to account for fat distribution and ... obesity is a chronic disease where excess body fat impairs organ function or daily activities. Researchers identified diagnostic criteria ...