Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does ...
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with BMI (body mass index) as a measure alone being ...
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...
BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
Learn how your BMI can help identify if your obesity poses serious health risks and what steps to take for better outcomes.
In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...
Police officers must have a body mass index (BMI) of less than 28 to be considered for promotion, says Inspector-General of ...