Millions of Brits could be labelled ‘obese’ under new BMI guidelines

Under a proposed revamp of the body-mass-index (BMI) system, millions of Brits could be classified as obese. The World Health Organisation-endorsed system, which measures a person’s weight in relation to their height, is globally used by healthcare professionals to assess an individual’s risk of developing health conditions due to excess body fat. Currently, a healthy … Read more