As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

The body mass index is not going away ... That shift — recognizing obesity as a disease and not just a risk for other diseases — demands more clarity in diagnosis, the Lancet commission ...

Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S. adults were considered obese between August 2021 and August 2023.

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity ... disease here and now, and those who may have a risk for future disease, Rubino said. Instead of relying solely on ...

Is obesity a disease or a risk factor for disease ... However, when it comes to diagnosing obesity, BMI can be a somewhat blunt, imprecise instrument. It doesn’t distinguish between fat ...

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored ... but whose obesity is not yet causing additional disease processes. For these people, ...

as reported by the Obesity Atlas. Due to their high BMI, these 750 million children are at greater risk of experiencing early signs of non-communicable diseases while still in childhood.