Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and ...
Mass. governor proposes new changes to right to shelter law
A Boston city councilor is hoping to kick sugar cravings to the curb by proposing a tax on sugary drinks that will be ...
New obesity definitions considered as world’s leading health professionals move away from Body Mass Index
The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity has put forward 18 criteria for diagnosing clinical obesity, moving away from the ...
The meat of the obesity problem
The Lancet urges a shift from BMI to better obesity metrics, emphasizing the need for accurate assessments to address rising ...
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Health experts reveals new parameters to define obesity
Obesity being the major reason behind several health problems gets hit with new variables that might change its definition.As ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘Fat but healthy’ people being wrongly diagnosed as obese
GPs are told to use additional metrics to diagnose overweight patients, rather than relying on body mass index alone ...
No injuries after Sudbury, Massachusetts barn catches on fire
No one was injured after a barn caught on fire in Sudbury, Massachusetts on Tuesday evening. The fire broke out at a barn on ...
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The New Definition of Obesity
The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded.Using body-mass ...