New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
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 ...
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 ...
Global experts propose new obesity diagnosis method beyond BMI
BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...
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Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors of the report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal. People with pre-clinical obesity are at risk for ...
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Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors of the report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal. The report introduces two new diagnostic ...
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Junk food and drug use cut into life expectancy gains for states
“We increasingly know that what happens in early childhood can impact life expectancy,” said Dr. Mona Hanna, a Flint ...
So many young people with colon cancer have clean diets. What gives?
The rising rate of colon cancer in young people can't be caused by diet alone, doctors say. Microplastics, sleep, and antibiotics may play a role.
Drinking this juice daily may be potent for weight loss, scientists say
The research, published in the journal Nutrients, found that drinking about 12 ounces of elderberry juice daily for a week ...