Doctors worldwide should diagnose obesity differently, relying on broader criteria and taking into account when the condition ...

Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced ...

Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...

A new Lancet report calls for redefining obesity labeling BMI alone as unreliable Learn about the proposed categories and a ...

Adults with a BMI of at least 30 are considered obese. BMI has been used widely since the 1990s after the World Health ...

The US will most likely remain a WHO member state but impose conditions, such increased contributions from other member ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it “regrets” President Trump’s move to withdraw from the global health authority, saying it hopes the U.S. will reconsider the decision.

President Donald Trump reversed several of his predecessor’s healthcare-related executive ... order to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization, an United Nations agency focused ...

including the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define adult obesity as a BMI of 30 or greater and overweight as a BMI between 25 and 29.9. Recently ...

Obesity is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or above in adults, according to the World Health Organization, affecting 1 in 8 adults. However, using BMI alone to aid in the diagnosis of obesity has ...