About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than ...

To improve access to care, many professional organizations have advocated for classifying obesity as a disease. However, the ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.

Paternal obesity was associated with rapid BMI growth trajectories among offspring, especially in the presence of maternal obesity.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is advancing its oral obesity drug bivamelagon to Phase III studies after it significantly reduced body mass index (BMI) in all three doses.

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Children of fathers who were categorized as obese or overweight based on their body mass index (BMI) around the time of ...

A prospective cohort study found that stratifying BMI categories by BMI-specific waist circumference thresholds modestly ...

This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.