By applying this new framework to a test group of more than 300,000 patients, researchers found that the number of obese ...

The proposed new definition of obesity incorporates body mass index (BMI) with other measurements like waist circumference.

A new study redefines obesity, revealing higher health risks for millions. The updated criteria include measures of body fat ...

About 1 in 3 Australian adults (32%) has a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. A further 34% has a BMI of 25 or above.

"With potentially 70% of the adult population now considered to have excess fat, we need to better understand what treatment ...

New research shows that substantially more Americans would qualify as being obese using new diagnostic criteria released this ...

The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a new definition of obesity released earlier this ...

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat ...

People with certain forms of the MC4R gene have lower cholesterol levels than do other individuals with a high body-mass ...

The average weight for men is remarkably clear. The average weight is slightly lower for the 20-29 age group, just under 190 ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped.

A new definition of obesity endorsed by 76 health organizations could dramatically increase the number of Americans considered obese, researchers said.