An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...

Remember: You’ve got this. If you lower your BMI you may also lower your risk for certain types of health problems, such as high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes. Plan out your exercise and ...

That's why we spoke with experts who share their best tips on how to lower your BMI faster. Lisa Young, Ph.D., RDN, the author of Finally Full, Finally Slim, a nutritionist in private practice ...

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

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements.

If you’re short on time, Stoner recommends the three-minute step test as another alternative that offers a score of aerobic ...

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

It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy weight. But a new report suggests ...

New research suggests that factors like age, sex, body fat and the amount of sugar in your blood play a significant role in the progression from pre-diabetes to a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

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

And about 20% of people with serious health effects but lower BMI would now be considered clinically obese, experts said. “It wouldn’t dramatically change the percentage of people being ...