A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University. She previously was Baltimore’s health commissioner. CNN: What is BMI? What are the advantages and ...

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...

You’ve long heard doctors talk about BMI — or ... in integrative health, medical education, and trauma healing. He graduated with a bachelor's in biology from the University of Wisconsin ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Washington has a Democratic ... Gerald Gamm and Thad Kousser, University of Rochester and University of California San Diego, respectively, claim that states with competitive party systems spend more ...