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

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

A BMI of 30 or above generally classifies adults as having obesity, according to the WHO ... It’s up to individual doctors and health care systems to decide whether to put these guidelines ...

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether someone has obesity, alongside other major changes.

which undermines medically sound approaches to health care and policy,” the commission wrote. “Relying on BMI alone to diagnose obesity is problematic,” said commissioner Dr. Robert Eckel ...