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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.

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.

Firstpost · 8d

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Relying solely on BMI to diagnose obesity may be outdated, say global experts.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.

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

9don MSN

Who should be considered 'obese'? Time to move on from BMI, panel says.

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

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 ...

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 ...

9don MSN

You can be fat AND fit, obesity experts reveal as they say BMI 'wrong'

Obesity experts have thrown aside their BMI charts as they reveal it is possible to be both ... Under the guidance some ...

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 ...

USA Today9d

Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic. It needs to change, panel says.

According to the current definition of "overweight" and "obesity," a ratio of height and weight, both men meet those standards. But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, lacks nuance ...

Missoulian5d

Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

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