A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you
A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...
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 ...
The Washington Post18d
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Science News18d
Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Doctors have primarily relied on body mass index, or BMI ... a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of ...
New York Post17d
We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI
It’s a growing public health crisis that ... and biophysics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “Additionally, some people have a high BMI and high body fat but maintain ...
kcra.com16d
Global experts propose new obesity diagnosis method beyond BMI
Yeah, so the, the new term of clinical obesity is when someone has excess body fat by BMI and another ... a nutrition expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.“ ...
Newsweek16d
End of the Line for BMI? Experts Propose New Obesity Definition
A group of global health experts are proposing changes ... an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors of the report. Dr. Katherine Saunders, an obesity expert ...
The Boston Globe17d
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.