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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. Here's what they recommend using instead.

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How do you measure obesity? Not by BMI alone

Relying solely on BMI to diagnose obesity may be outdated, say global experts. A new report calls for a more comprehensive approach, introducing ‘clinical’ and ‘pre-clinical’ obesity categories based on fat distribution and health impacts.

CBS News on MSN · 8d

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 is sharing new recommendations for how to use it.

People on MSN · 4d

Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight

End of the Line for BMI? Experts Propose New Obesity Definition

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...

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Are you really healthy? Not BMI, here's what science says you should measure

BMI has traditionally been used to measure health but can be misleading, particularly for athletes. A recent study suggests VO2 max, which measures oxygen absorption and cardiovascular fitness, is a ...

Scientific American6d

BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

Business Insider8d

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 ...

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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.

Experts row back on ‘flawed’ BMI as millions wrongly diagnosed with obesity

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...

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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 ...

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