New tool challenges BMI to gauge body fat
A new measurement tool is challenging the long-standing idea of using the Body Mass Index as a way to gauge body fat and ...
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Experts look to abandon BMI, find new ways to define obesity
The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...
There could be a new definition for obesity. A doctor explains why this matters
A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...
Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...
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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 ...
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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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Beyond BMI: Body fat stored in surprising spot linked to heart disease
Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard ...
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Doctors reveals why BMI alone can’t determine obesity
Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.
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Fatty muscle a cardiovascular risk factor independent from BMI
Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV ...
Muscle fat may pose higher risk to heart health than other forms of fat
Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk factors, a new study suggests.