Do You Really Need a ‘Normal’ BMI?
He lost 40 pounds with intermittent fasting and weight training. How much would shedding 10 more pounds to achieve a Body ...
BMI vs. Body Fat: Is One Measurement More Important Than the Other?
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat percentage is a measure of ...
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 ...
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
Daily Mail14d
You can be fat AND fit, obesity experts reveal as they say BMI needs to go: More than 15million Britons are 'wrongly labelled overweight'
Obesity experts have thrown aside their BMI charts as they reveal it is possible to be both ... Under the guidance some fat ...
Lizzo Reveals Drastic Body Fat and BMI Change After Hitting 'Goal' Weight
Lizzo not only revealed that she achieved her 'weight release' goal — she also lost many BMI points and body fat percentage ...
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 ...
The Independent13d
Experts row back on ‘flawed’ BMI as millions wrongly diagnosed with obesity
Under new recommendations, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined ...
How to keep track of your fitness without the scale
If you’re short on time, Stoner recommends the three-minute step test as another alternative that offers a score of aerobic ...
Scientific American11d
BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation
Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...
Missoulian11d
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...
How do you measure obesity? Not by BMI alone
Relying solely on BMI to diagnose obesity may be outdated, say global experts. A new report calls for a more comprehensive approach, introducing ‘clinical’ and ‘pre-clinical’ obesity categories based ...