Report: Obesity needs redefinition — BMI shouldn’t be used as measure of health
“We recommend that BMI should be used only as a surrogate measure of health risk at a population level, for epidemiological studies, or for screening purposes, rather than as an individual measure of health,” the report reads.
Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...
BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity by reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...
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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Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...
Global experts advised in addition to BMI, measuring 'waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, or waist-to-height ratio' be ...
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