PNI Atlantic News on MSN6d
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING WITH ED COLEMAN: Dating old photographs often a trial-and-error process
In 1920, the Dominion Atlantic Railway purchased the Aberdeen Hotel and renamed it the Cornwallis Inn. Since the Aberdeen ...
USA Today5d
Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic. It needs to change, panel says.
But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, lacks nuance and fails to tell whether a person is truly healthy, a global commission of medical experts said in a paper published Tuesday in The ...
New York Post5d
We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI
A global commission of 56 medical experts is proposing a major overhaul of how obesity is defined and diagnosed, going beyond just body mass index. Vadym - stock.adobe.com Now, a global commission ...
Nature6d
New obesity definition sidelines BMI to focus on health
Because it is easy to measure and compare, BMI has long been used as a tool to diagnose obesity. But it doesn’t offer a full picture of a person’s health, because it doesn’t account for ...
6abc News5d
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 body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...
What’s more useful than BMI? All you need to know about a 2000-year-old technique to measure body composition
Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...
Forget BMI—there's a 2,000-year-old technique for measuring body fat that's more useful
It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...
Indiatimes1d
BMI Calculator
What is a BMI calculator? How do I calculate my BMI? Benefits of a BMI calculator Body Mass Index (BMI), also known as an obesity indicator, can help medical experts determine if their patient is ...
Yahoo5d
BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.
BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.
Associated Press5d
Moving away from BMI, experts propose a new definition for obesity
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on ...