Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. A person’s BMI is ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators ...

New research points to a better way to measure obesity than body mass index. Body mass index was first developed in 1832 and ...

Being obese at the time of MGUS diagnosis was associated with a 27% increase in the risk of progression to MM.

Kushner helped craft the new definition of obesity as part of the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Special Commission. Instead of relying on a single number – BMI – doctors are calling for a ...