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You can be fat AND fit, obesity experts reveal as they say BMI 'wrong'
Obesity experts have thrown aside their BMI charts as they reveal it is possible ... the new Lancet Commission of more than 50 experts from around the world found. Doctors should only diagnose ...
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Move aside BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds
The report comes amid a significant rise in obesity around the globe. The World Health Organization estimates more than one billion people are living with obesity, and the World Obesity Federation ...
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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. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...
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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 ... than 75 medical organizations around the world, but it’s not clear how widely or ...
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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. New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body ...
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Beyond BMI: Global commission proposes new way to diagnose obesity
The guidelines were backed by organisations including the American Heart Association and the Chinese Diabetes Society, as well as the World Obesity Federation. World Health Organization experts ...
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Experts Argue It’s Time for Obesity to Be Defined Beyond BMI
and the World Obesity Federation—have endorsed the report. “This new approach demands a fundamental change in how we treat obesity,” says Dr. Sahar Takkouche, an obesity-medicine specialist ...