New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI. A doctor explains.
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
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Groundbreaking study reveals why BMI fails millions daily
New research exposes critical flaws in BMI measurements, as medical experts advocate for more accurate and inclusive methods ...
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BMI Is Outdated. A New Index Can Tell You More About Your Health
Body mass index (BMI) is one of the most common and criticized tools in medicine for evaluating people’s weight and health risks. In recent decades, the use of BMI has come under scrutiny for ...
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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 body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...
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Beyond BMI: New report reframes obesity as a spectrum of illness, not just a risk factor
The body mass index is not going away ... global commission on clinical obesity published Tuesday acknowledges that BMI — the familiar metric derived from height and weight — may be useful ...
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Contribution of Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain to Caesarean Birth in Canada
All women: BMI models adjusted for GWG and GWG models adjusted for BMI; also adjusted for maternal age, parity, weight-for-gestational age, prepregnancy health problems, antenatal care provider ...