About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass index, that could change clinical care.

The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI).

The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

Using a 2024 obesity framework, 18.8 percent of the adults previously been categorized as “overweight” now fit under the “obese” category, researchers said.

About one-third of Canadians are now obese — with more weight gain happening during the pandemic, according to a new study.

In this cross-sectional study, a new obesity framework from the European Association for the Study of Obesity reclassified an ...

More Americans than previously thought… are now considered obese. A new definition of obesity means 1 in 5 Americans are now ...

(CNN) — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks.

This new definition, published January 14 in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, could shift the paradigm of clinical care for the 890 million adults worldwide who are currently ...

By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by ...

By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person ...