These 4 factors can predict if you’ll get diabetes within 10 years — most have nothing to do with weight
New research suggests that factors like age, sex, body fat and the amount of sugar in your blood play a significant role in the progression from pre-diabetes to a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.
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Goodbye, BMI: Experts outline new guidance for determining healthy range of body fat
People recovering from eating disorders say the focus on weight and BMI can be triggering and counterproductive.
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Want to know if your body fat is in the healthy range? Experts say BMI is not the way
People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.
Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...