A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...
It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...
How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with BMI (body mass index) as a measure alone being ...
Global experts advised in addition to BMI, measuring 'waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, or waist-to-height ratio' be ...
Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain says any officers whose BMI reading is above 28 could lose out on promotion.
In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...
If you’re short on time, Stoner recommends the three-minute step test as another alternative that offers a score of aerobic ...
Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to ...
Where you store fat, as opposed to how much you have, may be a bigger risk factor for colon cancer, a study published in JAMA ...
BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...
In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...