Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.
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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People recovering from eating disorders say the focus on weight and BMI can be triggering and counterproductive.
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.
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Researchers used CT scans to analyse each patient’s body composition, measuring the amounts and location of fat and muscle in a section of their torso. SAT = subcutaneous adipose tissue SM = skeletal ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...
A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...
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