Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...
We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI
Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...
End of the Line for BMI? Experts Propose New Obesity Definition
Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...
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Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI
An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...
Scientific American5d
BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation
Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...
Science News8d
Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.
Associated Press8d
Moving away from BMI, experts propose a new definition for obesity
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and ...
The Boston Globe8d
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
kcra.com7d
Global experts propose new obesity diagnosis method beyond BMI
Yeah, so the, the new term of clinical obesity is when someone has excess body fat by BMI and another ... a nutrition expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.“ ...
The Independent8d
Experts row back on ‘flawed’ BMI as millions wrongly diagnosed with obesity
Experts are proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index (BMI ... at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
SFGate8d
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.