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BMI not accurate for obesity diagnosis: Here are the new guidelines
Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to ...
New Lancet guidelines redefine obesity diagnosis and treatment in India
Obesity is now understood as a condition that affects the functions of organs and tissues, leading to complications such as ...
Hegseth survives tense Senate confirmation hearing, health experts say obesity is more than BMI, 'Severance' stages a viral stunt
A key vote: Despite initial skepticism, GOP Sen. Joni Ernst said after the hearing that she’d vote to confirm Hegseth. With a ...
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Beyond BMI: New report reframes obesity as a spectrum of illness, not just a risk factor
BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its ...
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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 ...
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India Revamps Obesity Guidelines After 15 Years: Here's What's New
India updates its 15-year-old obesity guidelines moving beyond BMI to focus on belly fat and health risks Learn how these ...
New definition for obesity? What a new Lancet commission has proposed to replace BMI
The new definition proposed by the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, a group of 58 leading experts from various ...
Obesity norms for India updated after 15 years
The term overweight is no more a part of the India-specific obesity guidelines that were revised after nearly 15 years and ...
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Global Commission Proposes ‘Radical’ Overhaul of Obesity Diagnosis
The two-tiered classification focuses on preclinical and clinical stages of disease, and should help inform treatment ...
Doctors propose new criteria for assessing obesity, call body mass index unreliable
The revised criteria proposed by a nationwide panel of doctors define values of BMI greater than 23 without any effects on ...
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Move aside BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds
The current BMI-based measure of obesity can both overestimate and underestimate ... in the blood," Kushner explains. This can set the stage for metabolic diseases including diabetes as well ...