Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...
The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...
An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...
A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...
The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help ...
"On the other hand, a blanket definition of obesity as a disease can result in overdiagnosis and unwarranted use of medications and surgical procedures, with potential harm to the individual and ...
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...
Traditionally BMI was used to define obesity, but a team of doctors redefined obesity based on the Indian population.
It’s time to rethink what ‘obesity’ means as an international group of experts says the body mass index has limited value ...