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7 Tips Proven to Help Lower Your BMI
which will likely lower your BMI. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists these waist circumference guidelines: less than 35 inches for a woman (nonpregnant) and less than 40 ...
Rolling Out1d
Why BMI doesn’t tell the full story of health
However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...
Chinese Commodities Firms Bear the Brunt of a Slowing Economy
Chinese industrial profits show commodities producers ending 2024 at the bottom of the pile. This year’s looking no ...
A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you
A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...
New York Post5d
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard ... according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 9.4% of those adults had severe obesity.
Health on MSN5d
Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI
An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...
The Herald-Dispatch1d
Fighting chronic disease: Why annual exams are essential for health and well-being
Annual exams are more crucial than ever as the prevalence of chronic diseases in the United States continues to climb.
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A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you
Major public health organizations, including the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define adult obesity as a BMI of 30 or greater and overweight as a ...