Obesity United States

BMI, Obesity

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,

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

The Healthy on MSN · 1d

This One Measurement Is a Clearer Indicator of Obesity Than BMI, Says New Research

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that 58 expert researchers suggest officially needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine healthy body weight.

The Jerusalem Post on MSN · 2d

'Reality is more nuanced': Experts propose new obesity diagnostic guidelines beyond BMI

As of March 2020, nearly 42% of US adults had obesity, with the report estimating that more than a billion people are living with obesity worldwide.

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Obesity rate drops in the U.S., healthcare experts point to GLP-1 medications as the cause

For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates have dropped in the United States. A recent study by the CDC showed that ...

Too Old to Operate7d

Obesity Prevalence Declines in United States

Obesity prevalence in the United States declined for the first time in a decade, according to a research letter published in ...

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Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people ...

International panel offers new ways to define obesity

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...

Business Wire4d

Form Health, the National Leader in Science-Based Obesity Care, Launches New Program to Prevent Progression from Overweight to Obesity

Form Health, the leading provider of science-based obesity care in the United States, announced a new program to prevent ...

Gov. Hochul wants to lower cost of anti-obesity drugs, expand access to Medicaid recipients

The governor also said she would work with other states to leverage their combined purchasing power to reduce the cost of the ...

America's Beverage Companies & U.S. Conference of Mayors Award $745K to Nine Cities for Community Health & Sustainability Programs

American Beverage, the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America (ABFHA) and the United States Conference of Mayors ...

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Patient groups call on Trump administration to let Medicare cover obesity drugs

A coalition of obesity-related patient advocacy groups is calling on the incoming Trump administration to finalize a proposal ...

StudyFinds on MSN1d

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

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative measures for adiposity.

Shreveport KSLA-TV on MSN11d

As demand for weight-loss drugs rises, states grapple with Medicaid coverage

Over her three-decade career, weight management physician Dr. Sarah Ro has seen hundreds of patients. Many of them are on ...

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