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. CNN values your feedback 1.

A new obesity framework reveals hidden health risks in people with normal BMI and urges a shift in diagnosis from ...

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

Millions of Americans may be considered obese under a new health classification system developed in Europe. The framework, ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

(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.