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 ...
Controversy continues over use of Body Mass Index to calculate obesity | Mark Mahoney
The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...
How to calculate your body fat percentage - and what it means
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI
An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...
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 ...
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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 ...
What’s more useful than BMI? All you need to know about a 2000-year-old technique to measure body composition
Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...
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Stop Relying On BMI As Only Measure of Obesity, Says Lancet Report: ‘Fit People Likely Ruled Overweight’
Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...
India Today13d
BMI not accurate for obesity diagnosis: Here are the new guidelines
Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...
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 ...
Air pollution exposure before pregnancy may influence child's BMI and obesity
In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...
Decatur Daily14d
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...