Gen Z Woman Horrified by Male Doctor's Comment—'Please Tell Me He's Joking'
A young Gen Z woman has shared her shock on social media after she was told by her doctor that she is "overweight" despite ...
Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic. It needs to change, panel says.
BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
New Obesity Definition Shifts Focus From BMI – Here's The Science Behind It
Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by ...
New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
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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New guidelines encourage doctors to move beyond BMI for diagnosing obesity
Currently, the BMI cutoff is 30 for the increasingly popular GLP-1 drugs. David J. Phillip/AP file Share Doctors should stop relying solely on a patient’s body mass index to diagnose obesity and ...