Obesity United States

BMI, Obesity

End of the Line for BMI? Experts Propose New Obesity Definition

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present framework,

Scientific American · 16h

BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes an approach that looks at how excess body fat affects health

The Healthy on MSN · 20h

This One Measurement Is a Clearer Indicator of Obesity Than BMI, Says New Research

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that 58 expert researchers suggest officially needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine healthy body weight.

The Jerusalem Post on MSN · 2d

'Reality is more nuanced': Experts propose new obesity diagnostic guidelines beyond BMI

As of March 2020, nearly 42% of US adults had obesity, with the report estimating that more than a billion people are living with obesity worldwide.

3don MSN

Obesity rate drops in the U.S., healthcare experts point to GLP-1 medications as the cause

For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates have dropped in the United States. A recent study by the CDC showed that ...

International panel offers new ways to define obesity

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...

Too Old to Operate7d

Obesity Prevalence Declines in United States

Obesity prevalence in the United States declined for the first time in a decade, according to a research letter published in ...

Business Wire3d

Form Health, the National Leader in Science-Based Obesity Care, Launches New Program to Prevent Progression from Overweight to Obesity

Form Health, the leading provider of science-based obesity care in the United States, announced a new program to prevent ...

3don MSN

Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people ...

StudyFinds on MSN16h

Obesity redefined: Why doctors are ditching BMI for these key health markers

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative measures for adiposity.

The Bulwark11d

Ozempic and Your Community

How GLP-1 therapies could help build a healthier, more productive workforce—and what that would mean for how we live together ...

Shreveport KSLA-TV on MSN10d

As demand for weight-loss drugs rises, states grapple with Medicaid coverage

Over her three-decade career, weight management physician Dr. Sarah Ro has seen hundreds of patients. Many of them are on ...

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