Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Eastern Finland FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: Waist circumference-to-height ratio is a non-invasive and inexpensive tool for measuring fat mass overweight and obesity (adiposopathy) in paediatric practice. The QR code links to a waist-to-height ratio calculator developed on the basis of this study. Image: Andrew Agbaje.view more Credit: Andrew Agbaje. Body mass index (BMI) was almost three...
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Forget BMI—there’s a 2,000-year-old technique for measuring body fat that’s more useful
by Christian Yates, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It’s the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group of experts is denouncing it as a diagnostic tool for obesity. They say that doctors should look at the overall health of a patient when diagnosing obesity, not...
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Could the BMI finally be demoted?
AdobeYou likely already know how flawed the body mass index, or BMI, is as a metric. Yet the simple calculation is deeply entrenched in medical care, as it’s essentially the only tool regularly used to identify obesity. The BMI won’t go away anytime soon, but a report published yesterday by a global commission suggests that it could...
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New study explores the role of BMI in disease risk
by deCODE genetics Kari Stefansson and Gudmundur Einarsson authors of a new study that explores the role of BMI in disease risk. Credit: JG/deCODE genetics Scientists at deCODE genetics have published a study in Nature Communications that sheds light on how body mass index (BMI) influences the risk of various diseases that are comorbid with obesity. The...
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Keeping a longer overnight fast and eating an early breakfast may be associated with a lower body mass index
September 30, 2024 by Barcelona Institute for Global Health To keep weight in check, it is not only important to consider what we eat, but also the times at which we eat. According to a study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, there are two specific habits that are associated...
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BMI not accurate in predicting obesity in majority of people, study finds
Research suggests that Body Mass Index (BMI) may not be an accurate indicator for predicting obesity among adults. Luis Alvarez/Getty Images Researchers investigated the accuracy of Body Mass Index (BMI) in predicting obesity among adults aged 20-59 years old. They found that BMI predicted less than half of people with obesity as predicted by body...
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BMI Is a Flawed Measure of Obesity. What Are Alternatives?
Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD April 26, 2023 “BMI is trash. Full stop.” This controversial tweet, which received thousands of likes and retweets, was cited in a recent Medscape perspective by one doctor on when physicians might stop using body mass index (BMI) to diagnose obesity. Body mass index (BMI) has for years been the consensus default method for assessing whether a...
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What impact does BMI have on the psychological health of oldest old individuals?
By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Mar 31 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM A recent study published in the PLOS ONE Journal aimed to determine the association of mental health issues associated with body mass index (BMI) and gender in the oldest old population. Recently, a high global prevalence of obesity has become a major public health concern....
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Using BMI to measure your health is nonsense. Here’s why
by Nicholas Fuller, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock We’re a society obsessed with numbers, and no more so than when managing our health. We use smartwatches to count steps and track our daily activity, creating scores for our fitness, and monitor our heart rate and sleep quality to measure our health and well-being. Doctors can be just as...
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BU study: A quarter of arthritis cases linked to excess weight
eight loss from young adulthood to midlife was associated with substantially reduced risk of developing arthritis BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study shows that weight loss between early adulthood and midlife lowers arthritis risk, and found no evidence of any persistent risk of arthritis for people...
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