The new definition proposed by the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, a group of 58 leading experts from various ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

A WHO expert consultation addressed the debate about interpretation of recommended body-mass index (BMI) cut-off points for determining overweight and obesity in Asian populations, and considered ...

bnHealth Promotion and Obesity Management Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medical Science, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland boSchool of Public Health, Tongji Medical ...

Despite evidence that some people with excess adiposity have ill health due to obesity, obesity is generally considered a harbinger of other diseases, not a disease in itself. The idea of obesity as a ...

Endocrinology is the branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the endocrine system. Genetic deletion of Kdm2a or pharmacological blockade of KDM2A, a histone 3 demethylase, in skeletal ...

Experts share strategies for talking with patients who have obesity about weight reduction in ways that allow for cultural differences and body positivity. Treating Obesity: Not for a Lack of ...

Instead of BMI, the commission recommends that obesity be diagnosed through one of these methods: Using another measurement ...

A team of Indian doctors, including from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, has in a new study published on Wednesday, redefined obesity for the Indian population. Traditionally ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...