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Obesity is not solely defined by BMI, study shows
BMI, a widely used measure, has long been criticized for being too simplistic. It calculates obesity based only on height and ...
End of the Line for BMI? Experts Propose New Obesity Definition
Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...
Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...
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 also take into account health ...
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Approximately 75% of Americans are obese or overweight: Study
“I would consider it an epidemic,” Marie Ng, an affiliate associate professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington ... study say BMI may not ...
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Experts Call for Redefining Obesity Beyond BMI
A new report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology challenges the conventional reliance on Body Mass Index (BMI) ...