A new report recommends doctors stop using Body Mass Index to diagnose obesity because it isn't nuanced enough. Doctors should consider a patient's overall health instead of their weight, it said. A ...
ANSWER: The body mass index (BMI, which the chart was probably derived from) is a tool used to estimate body shape.
New study reveals "beer bellies" increase heart damage risk even in people with normal weight, challenging traditional views ...
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New MRI Study Suggests Belly Fat Is More Dangerous for Your Heart than Being Overweight
Most of us know that carrying extra weight takes a toll on the heart, but new research reveals a harder truth. It isn’t just ...
When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
Waist measurement offers a better health check than BMI. It reveals visceral fat, linked to diabetes and heart issues. For ...
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BMI is failing to detect dangerous obesity as people age
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A landmark analysis of 120,000 people reveals that hidden central fat is rising across the UK, and BMI ...
A retrospective analysis of anti–B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy outcomes ...
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