An apple-shaped body, characterized by excess fat around the abdomen, increases the risk of serious health conditions such as heart disease, type 2 di ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...
Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...
Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...
BMI over 30 is considered obese. But those having excess fat may not have a BMI 30, which shows under-diagnosis of people and ...
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 ...
A global commission of 56 medical experts is calling for redefining obesity, emphasizing more comprehensive methods than BMI, ...
An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
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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