In 2024, the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) published an updated framework for classifying obesity that recognizes that the use of BMI is a limited tool in defining the condition ...

Obesity represents a global health crisis, yet a dichotomy is emerging with classification according to the metabolic state into metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy obesity ...

Novel obesity definitions that go beyond body mass index (BMI) have been recently suggested. They apply diverse clinical approaches and diagnostic criteria. The clinical utility of these new ...

VENICE, Italy — Obesity as defined by adiposity measures corresponds to a lower body mass index (BMI) cutoff (≥ 27) in men and women of middle age or older than does the widely used conventional ...

Nearly a fifth of U.S. adults previously deemed “overweight” would be categorized as “obese” under a 2024 obesity classification framework, according to a new study published in Annals of Internal ...

A major rethink of obesity diagnosis promises better risk prediction, but experts warn it could unintentionally restrict access to care and deepen health disparities. Study: Defining disease or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating ...

Research from Italy to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May) and published in the journal Nutrients shows that when the gold standard ...

The internationally recognized body-mass index (BMI) cutoff point for obesity may not be appropriate for middle-aged and older men and women (aged 40–80 years), according to research being presented ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A group of global health experts are proposing changes to how obesity ...