Nov 30, 2023 · As the medical community increasingly shifts its focus away from BMI, Hagan continues to lead the charge in promoting a more comprehensive approach to weight loss and obesity management, ensuring that individuals receive the personalized care they deserve.

Due to its direct access to the university health data system, Leaf is currently only available to investigators and research teams affiliated with the University of Washington Medicine department who have an AMC account.

Oct 10, 2019 · BMI (body mass index) is a formula comparing your height to your weight. Doctors use BMI to help assess your weight and overall health. While it’s a useful screening tool, BMI can overlook vital health factors. BMI can also cause unconscious weight bias or stigma.

Sep 2, 2020 · Do you wonder what this number means or if it’s valid? There are many misconceptions about the body max index (BMI). Let’s look at what BMI is and where it comes from, as well as dive into limitations of using BMI as an assessment for health. What is BMI?

Jun 22, 2021 · A study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that teenagers with a higher body mass index had close to a 9% greater risk for type 2 diabetes and a 0.8% greater risk for having a heart attack in their 30s and 40s, compared with those who had a …

In 2023, Arterburn reported, 41 percent of Kaiser Permanente Washington region’s health care system patients had a BMI of over 30 kg/m 2, which accounted for 50 percent of its health care costs. Arterburn shifted to alternative measures for visceral fat and their costs and limitations.

A healthy adult BMI generally falls between 18.5 and 25. If your BMI is more than 25, you are probably overweight. If it is 30 or higher, you are considered obese, and 40 or higher, you are “morbidly” or “super obese” and a candidate for surgery. Douglas had a …

Wong ES, Wang BC, Alfonso-Cristancho R, Flum DR, Sullivan SD, Garrison LP, Arterburn DE. BMI trajectories among the severely obese: results from an electronic medical record population. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Oct;20(10):2107-12. doi: 10.1038/oby.20

A brief overview of data showing the increase of obesity prevalence over recent decades provided a baseline for understanding the link between a higher BMI and the risk of fatality in patients with prostate cancer.

Posted October 11, 2022 by University of Washington Diabetes Research Center. Using the standard BMI cutoff may not be appropriate for assessing cardiometabolic risk in Asian Americans due to significant differences in obesity rates for population subgroups, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine [r.smartbrief.com].