What's The New Definition Of Obesity, Does It Include BMI? Lancet’s Updated Guidelines Explained
BMI over 30 is considered obese. But those having excess fat may not have a BMI 30, which shows under-diagnosis of people and ...
Forget BMI—there's a 2,000-year-old technique for measuring body fat that's more useful
It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...
Fat lot of good: What we really need to know about obesity
Have you ever heard of BMI? It stands for Body Mass Index, a number you get when you divide someone’s weight by the square of their height. It was invented way back in 1832 ...
BMI is a lie, but the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 offers truth
In 1993, using data from white people in Great Britain, ages 16 to 64, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated BMI ...
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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 ...
Banking crisis figure Joe Mollicone paying $70 a month toward $12M tab to taxpayers
Notorious banking crisis figure Joseph Mollicone appeared in court Wednesday to check up on his restitution payments to Rhode ...
80 cm for women, 90 for men: Researchers find new measure for obesity in India and it has nothing to do with your weight
New obesity criteria for Indians now include waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. Abdominal obesity is indicated ...
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As demand for weight-loss drugs rises, states grapple with Medicaid coverage
Over her three-decade career, weight management physician Dr. Sarah Ro has seen hundreds of patients. Many of them are on ...
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Do you have high blood pressure and a BMI over 30?
This study participants will receive blood pressure medications for 28 days. Eligible participants must be obese (BMI: 30-45 kg/m2) men and women, have high blood pressure, and have no history of ...
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One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through With Bariatric Surgery
Although a comparable proportion of Black and non-Black patients discussed surgical weight loss with their provider (9.5% vs ...
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'A terrible tool': The problem with BMI
A person with a BMI over 30 is considered to be 'obese', which ... The BMI was initially based on a study set of European men. "Of course, not everyone is a thin white male, wasn't then and ...