Commission finds new way to define obesity
A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the ...
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BMI Is Outdated. A New Index Can Tell You More About Your Health
This ongoing study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects health ... tools and technology. But BMI is so deeply embedded into our healthcare system and public health ...
Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic. It needs to change, panel says.
BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.
New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
The US is now the fattest it’s ever been as obesity rates rise again, CDC says — and these are the most overweight states
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that Americans ... safe places for physical ...
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Think You’re Healthy? Science Says This Is A Better Marker Than BMI
BMI stands for body mass index. It’s a calculation of your height relatively to your weight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). BMI is generally classified into ...
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Calling healthcare burnout a crisis is an ‘understatement,’ CDC says
The CDC study compared U.S. healthcare workers’ mental health and well-being metrics to those reported by workers in other essential industries, finding health workers' mental health deteriorat ...