A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...
Amid renewed criticism of the body mass index (BMI) as a diagnostic criterion for obesity, a 2,000-year-old technique used by ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...
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Discover how pre-pregnancy exposure to air pollution can elevate childhood obesity risk and the significance of reducing it.
A global commission of 56 medical experts is calling for redefining obesity, emphasizing more comprehensive methods than BMI, ...
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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