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,
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 Clinical Obesity says in a new paper in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya/ Pexels The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded.
New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI
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.
Global experts propose new obesity diagnosis method beyond BMI
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist circumference, plus evidence of health problems tied to extra pounds.
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.
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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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.
FDA proposes warning label on front of food packaging to combat obesity epidemic
The FDA has designed five different types of labels, each presenting the same information but with different specifications based on the size of the packaging.
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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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Cancer Cases Rising in Females, Declining in Males. How to Reduce Your Risk
A new report shows that cancer cases are increasing in females in the United States and in younger adults. For the first time ...
This disease is known as the ‘silent killer.’ A doctor explains why
People often let chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes go for a long time without treatment. Here’s why ...