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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 take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements.

Nature · 5d

New obesity definition sidelines BMI to focus on health

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Time on MSN · 3d

Experts Argue It’s Time for Obesity to Be Defined Beyond BMI

Obesity, long determined by the flawed metric of BMI, should be diagnosed based on other measurements, experts argue.

Scientific American · 1d

BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes an approach that looks at how excess body fat affects health

StudyFinds on MSN · 1d

Obesity redefined: Why doctors are ditching BMI for these key health markers

When the issue is obesity, the questions are many, and the routes to answers anything but straight. What is abundantly clear is a need for consensus on two foundational matters: What is a useful definition for obesity?

BMI is not the obesity measurement we need

CBS News on MSN · 3d

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 is sharing new recommendations for how to use it.

AOL · 1d

Why BMI is not the obesity measurement we need

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

Women's Health UK on MSN · 1d

This is why BMI is a faulty measurement, according to a PT

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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 ...

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Why this doctor says BMI shouldn't be used to diagnose obesity

Dr. Lesley Lutes from UBC Okanagan says body mass index (BMI) is a one-size-fits-all approach to looking at one's weight, and ...

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We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

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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 ...

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Beyond BMI: New report reframes obesity as a spectrum of illness, not just a risk factor

BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...

Hegseth survives tense Senate confirmation hearing, health experts say obesity is more than BMI, 'Severance' stages a viral stunt

A key vote: Despite initial skepticism, GOP Sen. Joni Ernst said after the hearing that she’d vote to confirm Hegseth. With a ...

NOLA.com1d

Commission draws up new approach, definition of clinical obesity during Baton Rouge meeting

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

The Economist3d

Is obesity a disease?

By coincidence (they started before GLP -1 drugs were approved for slimming), a group of 56 doctors have just answered that ...

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