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 ...
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 ...
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 problems from extra weight and other measurements.
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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 ...
What’s more useful than BMI? All you need to know about a 2000-year-old technique to measure body composition
Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of obesity. A suggested alternative is calculating body fat percentage through ...
Having this body shape means you’re more at risk for colorectal cancer, diabetes and heart disease
Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...
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 ...
If your body is bigger in specific areas you are at higher risk of colon cancer... no matter your age
Where you store fat, as opposed to how much you have, may be a bigger risk factor for colon cancer, a study published in JAMA ...
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 ...
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 ...
Who should be considered 'obese'? Time to move on from BMI, panel says.
BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.