BMI: Doctors urged to move beyond body mass index as a lone ... - CNN
WEBJun 19, 2023 — But a movement to shift away from BMI as a measure of individual health risk alone is gaining steam: Last week, the American Medical Association adopted a new policy on the index, noting ...
Forget BMI. Body composition scans are a better measure of your ... - NPR
WEBJun 3, 2024 — If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to gauge health.
Forget BMI, 'Body Roundness' Measure Could Spot Heart Risk - U.S. News …
WEB2 days ago — People who developed a high Body Roundness Index during a six-year period had a 163% increased risk of heart disease, researchers found, and even a moderate BRI was linked with a 61% increased...
Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.? - The New York Times
WEBSep 6, 2024 — The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.
Body mass index gets smack down: AMA calls out harms and …
WEBJun 14, 2023 — Body mass index gets smack down: AMA calls out harms and “racist exclusion” The massive medical group says it has some value but called for a better standard. Beth Mole - Jun 14, 2023 9:11 pm...
BMI Alone Is Not Enough to Assess Health, American Medical …
WEBJune 15, 2023. The American Medical Association voted to adopt a new policy on Tuesday encouraging doctors not to rely only on body mass index, a long-used but potentially misleading metric,...
AMA adopts new policy clarifying role of BMI as a measure in …
WEBJun 14, 2023 — CHICAGO — Delegates at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates adopted policy aimed at clarifying how body mass index (BMI) can be used as a measure in medicine.
Why BMI is flawed — and how to redefine obesity - Nature
WEBOct 11, 2023 — The main diagnostic test for obesity — the body mass index — accounts for only height and weight, leaving out a slew of factors that influence body fat and health.
BMI a poor metric for measuring people’s health, say experts
WEBOctober 27, 2022 – Clinicians should pull back on the widespread use of body mass index (BMI) as a metric for assessing people’s health because it can lead to patient distrust and delayed care, say some health experts.
AMA asks doctors to de-emphasize use of BMI in gauging health
WEBJun 13, 2023 — C HICAGO — The American Medical Association on Tuesday strongly criticized the body mass index, urging doctors to de-emphasize its use in assessing health and obesity and acknowledging that...