New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

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Jan. 15, 2025 — A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction, and identifies environmental ...

More 9dreamstudio/Getty Images BMI has been a cornerstone of obesity diagnosis for decades, offering a simple formula based on height and weight. People with a BMI of 30 are considered to have ...

By Gina Kolata Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard measure of body mass index, or B.M.I., according to a new definition of the condition released by an international ...

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New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...

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Copyright: © 2025 Published by Elsevier Ltd. On Jan 14, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology published its Commission on the definition and diagnostic criteria ...