Sarah Cox was told by her doctor to lose weight because her BMI, or Body Mass Index, was too high. But the consequences of ...

Dr. Lesley Lutes from UBC Okanagan says body mass index (BMI) is a one-size-fits-all approach to looking at one's weight, and ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

New research exposes critical flaws in BMI measurements, as medical experts advocate for more accurate and inclusive methods ...

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

The air that women breathe up to three months before they become pregnant can have an effect on the future baby’s size. A ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...