14. Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. A person’s BMI ...

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 ...

Although body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to classify obesity and predict related risks, it fails to account for individual variations in fat distribution and metabolic impacts. Furthermore ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.

1月15日，《柳叶刀·糖尿病与内分泌学》发布重大报告。该报告由全球75个医疗组织支持，参与撰写的56位国际专家向全球呼吁：摆脱仅依赖身体质量指数（BMI）的方法，重新定义何时将肥胖视为一种疾病。 该报告突破固有认知，提出判断肥胖是否为疾病不能只 ...

该报告由全球75个医疗组织支持，参与撰写的56位国际专家向全球呼吁：摆脱仅依赖身体质量指数(BMI)的方法，重新定义何时将肥胖视为一种疾病。

14. The report’s findings suggest that BMI — the measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of ...

（布城19日讯）内政部长拿督斯里赛夫丁表示，将体质指数（BMI）纳入警员升职考量的反应良好。 他表示，大马皇家警察作为我国最大的执法单位，此举将提升警察素质及纪律。 “警察的体质指数不仅反映健康状况，更是纪律体现，因此我们将体质指数低于 ...

LG plans to launch its brightest-ever OLED screen later this year. A new internal structure enables the fourth-gen panel to achieve a maximum brightness of 4,000 nits – about 30 percent higher ...

Malaysia’s police force is once more battling the bulge as it adds body mass index (BMI) – a metric for body fat – as a requirement for climbing up the ranks. Officers in the Royal Malaysian ...