The body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio, has long been criticised as too simplistic, in part because it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass. Currently, anyone with a BMI of ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

Using multivariable logistic regression analysis and stratified analysis, we examined the relationship between BMI, HSCRP, and DP. We applied generalized additive models to explore the non-linear ...

“Our study highlighted that while some machine learning models for obesity classification incorporate lifestyle factors, sex, and 3D body scans without relying solely on BMI, the datasets used ...

Queensland-based Sarah Cox recalls that in 2018, her doctor advised her to lose weight because her body mass index (BMI) was too high, despite her feeling healthy and experiencing no physical ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

“I probably go five times a week. However, Graham isn’t your run-of-the-mill skinny model. With a rumoured BMI of over 29, at the time, the 35-year-old mother-of-three and body-positive ...

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A patient checks their body mass index (BMI) on a chart in the doctor's office in Denver, US, September 22, 2010. File Image/Reuters As obesity continues to affect over a billion people globally, ...

Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of height (in metres). In people of European descent, the BMI ...

Their aim is to move beyond the long-criticized Body Mass Index (BMI) in favor of combining other useful metrics. Findings detailed in a report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology ...