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A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI. Here's what they recommend using instead.

A report from The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission has proposed new criteria for defining and diagnosing obesity, including measuring body fat to diagnose obesity instead of BMI alone.The co

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they suggest.

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new study has found.

Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis.

One of the world’s largest studies of Ozempic, Mounjaro and other blockbuster diabetes and obesity drugs highlighted their impact on the brain, pointing to benefits from addiction to schizophrenia.

Obesity can put strain on the heart, resulting in an increased risk of conditions such as atrial fibrillation, or irregular heart rhythms.

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations for how to use it.

Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said. Ten years ago Gateshead Council used all the planning powers available at a local level to introduce a blanket ban on any new hot food takeaways in the area,

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on Clinical Obesity says in a new paper in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya/ Pexels The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded.