Cedric Chehab, BMI's Chief Economist, discusses President Trump's proposed policies on TikTok, tariffs and energy.

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

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

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard ...

New research exposes critical flaws in BMI measurements, as medical experts advocate for more accurate and inclusive methods ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...