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BMI Calculator
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 ...
The New York Times14d
Unrivaled Charts a New Path for Women’s Basketball
But organizers of Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, are banking that thousands more will tune in from home, drawn by a condensed format, some of the best players in the world ...
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Stop Relying On BMI As Only Measure of Obesity, Says Lancet Report: ‘Fit People Likely Ruled Overweight’
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 ...
Today15d
Women music artists dominate the top of the pop chart
A new data report is out on global music streaming with women dominating the pop music chart and winning seven of the top 10 spots. The artists include Taylor Swift, who takes home the top spot ...
Hindustan Times15d
Global experts redefine obesity: New criteria to shift focus from BMI to comprehensive health measures
A new report proposes redefining obesity, moving beyond BMI to include waist circumference and health issues. This change could reclassify 20% of individuals. A group of global experts is ...
Business Insider16d
BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.
Women with a waist size over 35 inches and men with a waist larger than 40 inches are at higher risk of developing metabolic diseases, she said. What if your doctor only looks at BMI? Some doctors ...
ThePrint16d
Measuring BMI isn’t enough. Lancet panel calls for relook at definition of clinical obesity
New Delhi: A new report by The Lancet released Wednesday, which has the potential to alter the way obesity is seen and managed across the world, has suggested adopting measures apart from body mass ...
The Boston Globe16d
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
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 ...
USA Today16d
Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic. It needs to change, panel says.
Athletes and people who are very fit, like Kelce and Gyllenhaal, may have a higher BMI because muscle typically weighs more than fat. But that doesn't make them unhealthy. Women's rugby player ...
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Push to ditch BMI as sole obesity measure to end 'unnecessary' weight-loss jabs
Leading medics said that a body mass index (BMI) score is not “nuanced ... their weight are still classified as obese on the score chart. The UK currently defines obesity as anyone with ...
fitnessvolt21d
BMI Chart for Men and Women: Are You at a Healthy Weight?
These numbers are then used to determine your Body Mass Index ... RFM Women: 76 – (20 x height/waist circumference) = RFM Like BAI, RFM estimates your body fat percentage, which can then be compared ...