A new study finds that including waist size in obesity definitions raises prevalence to 68.6%, reshaping who qualifies for ...
Under the current rules, a body-mass-index (BMI) score of 18.5 to 25 is healthy, 25 to 29 is overweight, and 30 or above counts as obese - the point at which the risk of serious illness soars.
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Obesity experts have a proposed a 'radical overhaul' of how obesity is diagnosed, arguing BMI charts alone are not 'nuanced' ...
Clint Black is adding another accomplishment to his storied career. The singer will receive the 2025 BMI Icon Award 73rd ...
3 reasons why BMI is not an accurate measure of your health or body weight — and what to use instead
BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.
Researchers suggest that the BMI cut-off point for obesity needs to be lowered. Let’s review the current classifications and the new threshold suggestions. The post BMI bombshell: Research suggests ...
Objective Certain leading medical organisations are considering alternatives to the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a predictor of the risk for non-communicable chronic disease (NCD) or death. Our objective ...
Patient BMI did not affect treatment outcomes across several efficacy measures among patients with AD who were treated with JAK inhibitors.
In a recent cross-sectional study, researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center found that severe obesity is associated with a lower rate of cancer screenings. In their paper published in ...
New research presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting 2025 suggests that people who are underweight or at the lower end of a “healthy” body mass index (BMI) face ...
GLP-1 RAs show greater cardiovascular benefits in type 2 diabetes patients with BMI ≥25 compared to DPP-4 inhibitors. Kidney protection from GLP-1 RAs remains consistent across all BMI categories. The ...
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