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Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI
An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
Want to measure body fat? This 2,000-year-old trick is better than BMI
Amid renewed criticism of the body mass index (BMI) as a diagnostic criterion for obesity, a 2,000-year-old technique used by ...
How to calculate your body fat percentage - and what it means
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
Texas Public Radio3d
Want to know if your body fat is in the healthy range? Experts say BMI is not the way
People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.
What’s more useful than BMI? All you need to know about a 2000-year-old technique to measure body composition
Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of obesity. A suggested alternative is calculating body fat percentage through ...
Beyond BMI: A new, nuanced way of measuring obesity
It’s time to rethink what ‘obesity’ means as an international group of experts says the body mass index has limited value ...
Medical News Today6d
Why BMI is not the obesity measurement we need
A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...
Cape and Islands NPR8d
Move aside BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds
For years, the method physicians have used to determine whether a person has obesity is to calculate their BMI — or body mass ...
Associated Press8d
Moving away from BMI, experts propose a new definition for obesity
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and ...
The American Journal of Managed Care2d
Obesity Metrics May Better Reflect CRC Link Than BMI
Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...
Indiatimes6d
What’s more useful than BMI? All you need to know about a 2000-year-old technique to measure body composition
Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of obesity. A suggested alternative is calculating body fat percentage through ...