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 ...
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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Want To Know If You’re Overweight? Forget BMI—Measure This, Says a Team of Experts
BMI is a 53-year-old metric that experts suggest needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine ...
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In our analysis, these 12 brokerage accounts stand out as the best choices for stock trading, due to their low fees, strong platforms and quality customer support. Many, or all, of the products ...
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Why Your Waistline Tells More About Your Body Composition Than Your BMI
A global commission of 56 medical experts is calling for redefining obesity, emphasizing more comprehensive methods than BMI, ...
Say Bye to Just BMI: Experts Call for a Major Shift in How We Measure Obesity
An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...