A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded. Using body-mass ...
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology published its Commission on the definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity.
The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...
A panel of health experts looking at obesity announced that the definition of the condition should be split into two ...