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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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,” said Professor Robert Eckel, University ...

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

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