New body index aims to move beyond BMI and works for babies too

Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been used in public health and clinical settings as a simple tool to classify an individual's ...
CNN

A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you

For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...
Channel 3000

Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...
New Scientist

A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people

Rethinking the way we define obesity could help millions of people worldwide, argue a team of researchers who want to introduce a new category of “preclinical” obesity. The current definition of ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. An extra hour of sleep each night could help you shave 270 calories off your daily diet, new research has found. The research was ...