Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), age, body mass index (BMI), and male sex are all associated with development of diabetes, ...

Greetings from the Conroe Noon Lions Club (CNLC), the “Greatest Lions Club in the World.”  There are a lot of reason why CNLC calls themselves the “Greatest Lions Club in the World”: its size (we have ...

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

Patients with vitiligo or alopecia areata had lower BMI and lipid dysregulation, but this relationship was not observed in patients with psoriasis.

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

For many years, obesity would be diagnosed based on a person’s BMI (Body Mass Index). But the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission — which is endorsed by 75 medical organisation around the ...

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

Cardiorespiratory, or aerobic, fitness is a much better predictor of all-cause mortality and heart disease risk than BMI, according to a comprehensive review published November 12 in the British ...

While the new recommendations still uses BMI as a "first pass" screening tool, it drills down into whether a person has pre-clinical obesity or clinic obesity with other means of measure ...

But a new report suggests that BMI should no longer be used as a measure of an individual's health. BMI is calculated using a person's weight and height, and doctors may tell those who fall into ...