There may be a more effective way to define and diagnose obesity, according to a commission of scientists that proposed a ...
An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...
The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart ...
Get a load of this — you may be obese after all! About 40% of US adults — more than 100 million Americans — are considered ...
The clinical definition for "obesity" is not one size fits all. Relying on body mass index (BMI) alone can lead to under-diagnosis of people who are ...
A major clinical trial, led by the University of Sheffield, has revealed survival rates for patients with operable bladder cancer are significantly improved by adding an immunotherapy drug to before ...
BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...
BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.