A new study redefines obesity, revealing higher health risks for millions. The updated criteria include measures of body fat ...
MILLIONS of Brits who have been told they are perfectly healthy could actually be obese, scientists have revealed. BMI, has, ...
Under the current rules, a body-mass-index (BMI) score of 18.5 to 25 is healthy, 25 to 29 is overweight, and 30 or above counts as obese - the point at which the risk of serious illness soars.
Researchers have found in a new study that central obesity is a sole predictor of disease severity and disability among ...
Obesity experts have a proposed a 'radical overhaul' of how obesity is diagnosed, arguing BMI charts alone are not 'nuanced' ...
BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.
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The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a definition of obesity released earlier this year by ...
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Mass General Brigham researchers studied a new definition of obesity that moves beyond BMI to include measures of body fat distribution Applying the updated criteria to a national study population ...