BMI, obesity

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.
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 traditional BMI measurements. The report was published in the journal 'The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology' on Jan.
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.
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 much-contested body mass index (BMI).
BMI not accurate for obesity diagnosis: Here are the new guidelines
Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio.
Why this doctor says BMI shouldn't be used to diagnose obesity
Dr. Lesley Lutes from UBC Okanagan says body mass index (BMI) is a one-size-fits-all approach to looking at one's weight, and that doctors should look at where fat is located in the human body before diagnosing weight disorders.
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How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change – here’s why, and what it means for treatment
A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.
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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 ...
New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
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Beyond BMI: New report reframes obesity as a spectrum of illness, not just a risk factor
BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...
People ‘being misdiagnosed’ on obesity, say experts
Commenting on the commission, Dr Kath McCullough, special adviser on obesity at the Royal College of Physicians, said: “For ...
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Stop Relying On BMI As Only Measure of Obesity, Says Lancet Report: ‘Fit People Likely Ruled Overweight’
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...
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Move aside, BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds
An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...
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 ...