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Proposal would ditch BMI for determining obesity

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S. adults were considered obese between August 2021 and August 2023.

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Obesity is not solely defined by BMI, study shows

BMI, a widely used measure, has long been criticized for being too simplistic. It calculates obesity based only on height and weight, often misclassifying individuals. For example, athletes with high muscle mass may have a high BMI despite having normal fat levels.

Rolling Out · 3h

Doctors reveals why BMI alone can’t tell if you’re obese

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

Health on MSN · 22h

Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer 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.

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BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead

A person’s BMI is calculated by dividing his or her weight by the square of his or her height in feet. “Obesity is a complex problem and has different significance at the individual level,” the report’s lead author Francesco Rubino,

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The US is now the fattest it’s ever been as obesity rates rise again, CDC says — and these are the most overweight states

The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30 ... gut microbiome and access to healthcare ...

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Want to know if your body fat is in the healthy range? Experts say BMI is not the way

People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.

Hospitals Should Test All Influenza Patients for Bird Flu, CDC Says

CDC officials say they extended the guidance now because they are seeing more H5N1 patients whose illness they cannot track back to an infected bird or cow.

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Implementation of the New Institute of Medicine Gestational Weight Gain Guidelines

Specific recommendations for adolescents (<18 years) Prepregnancy BMI cut-points based on CDC BMI charts; weight gain in upper range of the recommended values Prepregnancy BMI cut-points based ...