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Experts propose new obesity diagnostic guidelines beyond BMI

Chicago Sun-Times · 2h

New guidelines encourage doctors to move beyond BMI for diagnosing obesity

A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and over-diagnosing people who don't currently deal with the negative health consequences of obesity.

Men's Health UK on MSN · 1d

Doctors Say Obesity Is Being Over-Diagnosed, This Measurement Could Be Better than BMI

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The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Moving away from BMI, experts propose a new definition for obesity

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements.

obesity, BMI and global report

ABC News on MSN · 1d

New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure.

Report: Obesity needs redefinition — BMI shouldn’t be used as measure of health

“We recommend that BMI should be used only as a surrogate measure of health risk at a population level, for epidemiological studies, or for screening purposes, rather than as an individual measure of health,” the report reads.

Obesity label is medically flawed, says global report

More than a billion people are estimated to be living with obesity worldwide and prescription weight-loss drugs are in high demand. The report, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal,

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New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

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BMI too simplistic as a measure for obesity, report argues

How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with BMI (body mass index) as a measure alone being ...

Beyond BMI: New report reframes obesity as a spectrum of illness, not just a risk factor

BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...

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We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

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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 ...

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Doctors propose new criteria for assessing obesity, call body mass index unreliable

The revised criteria proposed by a nationwide panel of doctors define values of BMI greater than 23 without any effects on ...

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