One of the inadequacies of using body mass index (BMI) as a predictive factor is that “current BMI-based measures of obesity can both underestimate and overestimate” a persons ...
We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...
El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new ...
Obesity has a brand new definition now. This new description of the lifestyle disease—which goes beyond the currently accepted BMI (body-mass index) norms— has been proposed in a new report published ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems.
In a 42-page article, entitled "Definition and diagnostic criteria ... Today, a person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (BMI – calculated by dividing someone's weight, in ...
CU Anschutz researcher discusses why BMI should not be the only metric for obesity diagnosisA new framework for defining and diagnosing obesity moves ...
“That’s why,” says Dr Naval Kishore Vikram, professor of medicine, Metabolic Research Group, AIIMS, “obesity has to be redefined for Indians (who have a higher fat mass than other populations) as it ...
This new definition, published January 14 in the ... What are the advantages and criticisms of its usage? Dr. Leana Wen: Body mass index, or BMI, is a calculation performed by dividing a patient ...
This new definition, published January 14 in the journal The Lancet ... What are the advantages and criticisms of its usage? Dr. Leana Wen: Body mass index, or BMI, is a calculation performed by ...