New definition for obesity? What a new Lancet commission has proposed to replace BMI
The new definition proposed by the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, a group of 58 leading experts from various ...
What's The New Definition Of Obesity, Does It Include BMI? Lancet’s Updated Guidelines Explained
BMI over 30 is considered obese. But those having excess fat may not have a BMI 30, which shows under-diagnosis of people and ...
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Is BMI really bogus? Experts redefine how you check your weight
More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from ...
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Stop Relying On BMI As Only Measure of Obesity, Says Lancet Report: ‘Fit People Likely Ruled Overweight’
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...
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How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change – here’s why, and what it means for treatment
Obesity is currently defined using a person’s body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of height (in metres). In people of European descent, the BMI ...
"Obesity Would No Longer Be Defined Solely By BMI, Experts Propose A New Definition
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...
Can you be fat but healthy? Experts say yes
Can you carry extra pounds yet still be considered fit and healthy? It’s a question that has been posed by doctors for years.
New guidelines encourage doctors to move beyond BMI for diagnosing obesity
A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...
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Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...
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Experts Call for Redefining Obesity Beyond BMI
A new report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology challenges the conventional reliance on Body Mass Index (BMI) ...
New proposed definition for obesity could help remove stigma
Major medical groups are proposing a change to how doctors diagnose obesity, moving away from the body mass index or BMI. The new definition intends to move away from weight stigma and instead focus ...
Forget BMI—there's a 2,000-year-old technique for measuring body fat that's more useful
It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...