Medical experts propose new definitions of obesity which is not just about measuring BMI

Jan 15, 2025, at 12:53 pm

A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organisations around the world, presents a novel, nuanced approach to diagnose obesity, based on other measures of excess body fat in addition to body mass index (BMI), and objective signs and symptoms of ill health at the individual level.

Study shows poor health and early death caused by metabolism-related risk factors has increased by 50% since 2000

May 17, 2024, at 09:51 pm

The latest findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021, published today in The Lancet(link is external), provide new insights into health challenges and the risk factors that are driving them. 

Study finds a way of improving birth outcomes for obese women

Dec 10, 2018, at 04:24 pm

London, Dec 10 (IBNS): Giving birth in a birth centre may be as safe for some obese women who have given birth before as it is for those with a lower Body Mass Index (BMI).

Body Mass Index associated with deaths from most causes: Study

Oct 31, 2018, at 08:48 am

New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of body fat, is linked to risk of death from every major cause except transport accidents, according to new research published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.

Evidence that increased BMI causes lower mental wellbeing: Study

Sep 26, 2018, at 03:20 pm

New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): There is an increasing need to prevent obesity because of the consequences for mental as well as physical health, new research by academics at the University of Bristol has found.