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Move aside BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds

An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds more ways to measure body composition and fat.

Becker's Hospital Review · 1d

Researchers propose new obesity definition

The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart disease. The latter refers to people at risk of developing a health condition due to their level of body fat.

The Washington Post · 3d

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

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

The Jerusalem Post on MSN · 2d

'Reality is more nuanced': Experts propose new obesity diagnostic guidelines beyond BMI

As of March 2020, nearly 42% of US adults had obesity, with the report estimating that more than a billion people are living with obesity worldwide.

Hindustan Times on MSN · 3d

Going beyond BMI: Major overhaul of obesity diagnosis proposed

The suggestions, according to the commission,are designed to address limitations in the traditional definition and diagnosis of obesity.

Kellogg School of Management10y

What's your team BMI?

Communication problems increase exponentially. (When recently attempting to schedule a meeting, for example, a Northwestern University task force team discovered that there was no time or day of ...

ABC News3d

New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI

Obesity is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or above in adults ... and professor of medicine and medical education at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, in an interview ...

New York Post3d

We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI

BMI is a person’s weight in kilograms divided ... a professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern Medicine physician. One way to change the ...

3don MSN

Who should be considered 'obese'? Time to move on from BMI, panel says.

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

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