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

CU Anschutz researcher discusses why BMI should not be the only metric for obesity diagnosisA new framework for defining and ...

Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...

The first major test for Queensland’s expanded definition of murder as result of reckless indifference for life has left a ...

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

Combined strategy is effective but questions remain The view that the hyperglycaemia associated with type 2 diabetes is inexorably progressive was challenged by the publication of the DiRECT study in ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Under recommendations released recently, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI (body mass index), a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other ...

Thanks to medical imaging developments and rising government investments. The global medical cameras market is projected to reach $5.2b by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate of 7.1%, according to ...