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The report’s findings suggest that BMI — the measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of ...

with this effect being independent of BMI. "The interesting results provided by Souza et al are hypothesis generating and should be interpreted in the context of several limitations. This is a ...

Queensland-based Sarah Cox recalls that in 2018, her doctor advised her to lose weight because her body mass index (BMI) was too high, despite her feeling healthy and experiencing no physical ...

The new definition published by the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, a group of 58 leading experts from various medical specialities and countries moves beyond a simple cutoff mark for Body ...

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

For many years, obesity would be diagnosed based on a person’s BMI (Body Mass Index). But the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission — which is endorsed by 75 medical organisation around the ...

Kiunga Hospital received a timely lifeline on New Year’s Day, in response to an urgent appeal from the Western Provincial Health Authority (WPHA).