HealthDay News — Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), age, body mass index (BMI), and male sex are all associated with development of diabetes, according to a study published online January 23 in JAMA ...

What is a BMI calculator? How do I calculate my BMI? Benefits of a BMI calculator Body Mass Index (BMI), also known as an obesity indicator, can help medical experts determine if their patient is ...

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The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat percentage is a measure of ...

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The commission recognized that the current measure of obesity, which is body-mass index (BMI), can both overestimate and underestimate adiposity (how much of the body is fat). The global commission ...

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

A patient checks their body mass index (BMI) on a chart in the doctor's office in Denver, US, September 22, 2010. File Image/Reuters As obesity continues to affect over a billion people globally, ...

How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with body mass index (BMI) as a measure alone being too simplistic. The report, by The Lancet Commission on Obesity and ...

A group of global experts has proposed a new approach to defining and diagnosing obesity, reducing the reliance on the controversial body mass index (BMI) and aiming to better identify individuals ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...