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Obesity, BMI

Stop Relying On BMI As Only Measure of Obesity, Says Lancet Report: ‘Fit People Likely Ruled Overweight’

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how obesity is defined.

Personnel Today · 12h

BMI too simplistic as a measure for obesity, report argues

How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with BMI (body mass index) as a measure alone being too simplistic.

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Body mass index an 'inadequate' measurement of obesity, experts say

Global experts advised in addition to BMI, measuring 'waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, or waist-to-height ratio' be used

There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds

Newsweek · 1d

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 framework,

UPI News on MSN · 1d

International panel offers new ways to define obesity

The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded. Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis,

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

Move aside, BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds

An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds more ways to measure body composition and fat.

New guidelines encourage doctors to move beyond BMI for diagnosing obesity

A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...

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Moving away from BMI, experts propose a new definition for obesity

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

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Exposure to air pollution before pregnancy linked to higher child body mass index, study finds

In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy predicted higher child body mass index (BMI) and related obesity risk ...

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Forget BMI—there's a 2,000-year-old technique for measuring body fat that's more useful

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...

Doctors propose new criteria for assessing obesity, call body mass index unreliable

The revised criteria proposed by a nationwide panel of doctors define values of BMI greater than 23 without any effects on ...

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A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people

Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced ...

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New obesity definitions considered as world’s leading health professionals move away from Body Mass Index

The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity has put forward 18 criteria for diagnosing clinical obesity, moving away from the ...

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