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 ...
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 also take into account health ...
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Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.
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 ...
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We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI
BMI is a person’s ... meaning their health problems can go unnoticed,” added Eckel, a professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
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Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan by experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
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Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
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Global experts propose new obesity diagnosis method beyond BMI
Yeah, so the, the new term of clinical obesity is when someone has excess body fat by BMI and another ... a nutrition expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.“ ...