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 ...
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Look Beyond BMI For Obesity Diagnosis and Management
What is pre-clinical obesity? A new report redefines obesity using broader criteria than body mass index (BMI), focusing on ...
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under the new criteria, about 20 per cent of people who used to be classified as obese would no longer meet the definition, ...