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For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating ...

The executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) is meeting this week, just days after US President Donald Trump ...

Obesity needs a new definition, argues a global group of health experts. For over 75 years, obesity has been called a disease by the World Health Organization ... and health care systems to ...

Obesity is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or above in adults, according to the World Health Organization, affecting 1 in 8 adults. However, using BMI alone to aid in the diagnosis of obesity has ...

The US will most likely remain a WHO member state but impose conditions, such increased contributions from other member states and oversight of mainland China.

Adults with a BMI of at least 30 are considered obese. BMI has been used widely since the 1990s after the World Health Organization (WHO) started using it as an official obesity screening measure.