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Experts look to abandon BMI, find new ways to define obesity
The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon ...
Newsweek16d
End of the Line for BMI? Experts Propose New Obesity Definition
A group of global health experts are proposing changes ... an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors of the report. Dr. Katherine Saunders, an obesity expert ...
Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...
The Washington Post18d
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
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 ...
Science News17d
Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Doctors have primarily relied on body mass index, or BMI ... a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of ...