Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University. She previously was Baltimore’s health commissioner. CNN: What is BMI? What are the advantages and ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

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

Over 75 medical organisations worldwide have endorsed the new definitions, reflecting a growing consensus for reform.

The observational study, led by Washington University clinical epidemiologist ... by Eli Lilly – for people with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35 and at least one weight-related illness.

An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to determine excess body fat instead of just relying on body mass index (BMI ... expert at the University of Washington and ...

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 ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...

You’ve long heard doctors talk about BMI — or body mass index — and ... the director of the weight management center at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and a professor ...

with the distinction based on factors beyond body mass index (BMI). “We propose a radical overhaul of the actual diagnosis of obesity to improve global healthcare and practices and policies.