New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI. A doctor explains.
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.
A new report suggests that a diagnosis of obesity should depend on patients' individual health — not their Body Mass Index.
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Don’t feel guilty about BMI – there’s a new definition of obesity
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Overweight scores continue from 25-30. And over 30 is obese. Quetelet merely used this early calculation as a descriptor. He did not make any medical proclamations. The Quetelet Index became ...
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BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.
The previous version of this story was published in 2022, when Business Insider spoke to Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford. It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a ...