Our measures of colon cancer screening and BMI are based on self-report ... and the best practices to increase screening among morbidly obese women. In summary, our results show that colorectal ...

Accidental rulings typically blamed preexisting conditions such as obesity or asthma ... Brave also sent a chart from a study he contributed to which argued that people rarely, if ever, die ...

Accidental rulings typically blamed preexisting conditions such as obesity or asthma, or drug use — even when ... such as “superhuman strength” and high pain tolerance. Brave also sent a chart from a ...

When she recorded morbid obesity anyway, he said ... and got upset when she told him his chart included the illness. The patient was a smoker who had bronchitis in the past, but he had never ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

The term overweight is no more a part of the India-specific obesity guidelines that were revised after nearly 15 years and ...

A crude measure of weight relative to height, BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity—even though many experts and professional groups agree it’s an imperfect tool that on its own reveals ver ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (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 ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations. BMI is a formula that uses a person's ...