Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.
It’s time to rethink what ‘obesity’ means as an international group of experts says the body mass index has limited value ...
An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...
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The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...
Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...
It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy weight. But a new report suggests ...
Lancet Commission of 50 experts from around the world concludes millions may be being 'overdiagnosed' as obese and overweight ...
But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, lacks nuance and fails to tell whether a person is truly healthy, a global commission of medical experts said in a paper published Tuesday in The ...
A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight Getty An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to ...
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