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BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes an approach that looks at how excess body fat affects health

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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.

Fortune on MSN · 4d

Radical new proposal from 58 medical experts would decenter BMI from obesity diagnosis

Over one billion people in the world are estimated to have obesity. Some experts believe its treatment and diagnosis need a radical change.

Time on MSN · 4d

Experts Argue It’s Time for Obesity to Be Defined Beyond BMI

Obesity, long determined by the flawed metric of BMI, should be diagnosed based on other measurements, experts argue.

StudyFinds on MSN · 1d

Obesity redefined: Why doctors are ditching BMI for these key health markers

When the issue is obesity, the questions are many, and the routes to answers anything but straight. What is abundantly clear is a need for consensus on two foundational matters: What is a useful definition for obesity?

BMI is not the obesity measurement we need

Medical News Today · 1d

Why BMI is not the obesity measurement we need

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

CBS News on MSN · 3d

New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI. A doctor explains.

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations for how to use it.

cbc.ca on MSN · 17h

Why this doctor says BMI shouldn't be used to diagnose obesity

Dr. Lesley Lutes from UBC Okanagan says body mass index (BMI) is a one-size-fits-all approach to looking at one's weight, and that doctors should look at where fat is located in the human body before diagnosing weight disorders.

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Council asks for help to tackle childhood obesity

Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said.

New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

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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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Novo Nordisk says its obesity drug in higher dose shows 20.7% weight loss

Novo Nordisk said a higher dose of its drug Wegovy led to greater weight loss in patients during a late-stage trial, but the ...

International panel offers new ways to define obesity

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...

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Commission draws up new approach, definition of clinical obesity during Baton Rouge meeting

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

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Is obesity a disease? Sometimes but not always, experts decide

A panel of health experts looking at obesity announced that the definition of the condition should be split into two ...

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Barriers to breakthrough obesity treatments

Obesity medications promise transformative care, but financial and systemic barriers limit access for those most in need.

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