By Nancy Lapid June 15, 2023 (Reuters) – The American Medical Association (AMA) on Wednesday said it will advise doctors to pay less attention to body mass index (BMI) in determining if a patient is at a healthy weight, saying the measure does not predict disease risk equally well across racial and ethnic groups. BMI, a ratio of weight...
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US Doctors’ Group Adopts New Policy on Healthy Weight Assessment
By Nancy Lapid June 15, 2023 (Reuters) – The American Medical Association (AMA) on Wednesday said it will advise doctors to pay less attention to body mass index (BMI) in determining if a patient is at a healthy weight, saying the measure does not predict disease risk equally well across racial and ethnic groups. BMI, a ratio of weight...