Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.
The team categorized pediatric obesity treatment response, based on changes in body mass index standard deviation score, as ...
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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.
The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is ...
SINGAPORE: A recent infographic published by Seasia Stats shows that among countries in Southeast Asia, Singapore has the ...
Childhood obesity is on the rise and is becoming an epidemic in our country and worldwide. The consequences of childhood ...