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Why Body Mass Index (BMI) Can Be Problematic for the BIPOC Community
Yet don’t expect the healthcare industry’s reliance on BMI to wane anytime soon ... according to the ...
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
The US is now the fattest it’s ever been as obesity rates rise again, CDC says — and these are the most overweight states
The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30 ... gut microbiome and access to healthcare and safe ...
A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you
A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...
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7 Tips Proven to Help Lower Your BMI
which will likely lower your BMI. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists these waist circumference guidelines: less than 35 inches for a woman (nonpregnant) and less than 40 ...
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Commission finds new way to define obesity
A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the commonly referenced body max index (BMI ... Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent ...
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Obesity is not solely defined by BMI, study shows
BMI, a widely used measure, has long been criticized for being too simplistic. It calculates obesity based only on height and ...