More than 75% of US adults may meet criteria for obesity under new definition: Study

A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...
Medscape

The Association of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, and Body Mass Index Classification in a Cross-sectional Analysis

Employing selection criteria resulted in 1,981 respondents in the analytical sample. Table 1 reports the results of the descriptive statistics analysis. Of the respondents, 477 were classified as ...
Nature

Classification of childhood obesity using longitudinal clinical body mass index and its validation

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
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BMI not accurate for obesity diagnosis: Here are the new guidelines

Indian doctors have updated the obesity guidelines and redefined what the medical term means. These guidelines have been updated after 15 years, denouncing the standard BMI tool, which has been used ...
The Advocate

Commission draws up new approach, definition of clinical obesity during Baton Rouge meeting

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on Clinical Obesity on Jan. 16 in Baton Rouge to discuss a new approach to ...
Psychology Today

The Harmful Legacy of BMI

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a widely used tool for categorizing individuals based on their weight relative to their height. While convenient for assessing health risks, its historical origins, ...
The Hill

American Medical Association says use of BMI metric on its own has done ‘historical harm’

The American Medical Association (AMA) said the use of the body mass index (BMI) metric on its own has done “historical harm” as an “imperfect measure” of bodily health. The AMA said in a post on its ...