Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...
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New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI
a commissioner and professor of medicine and medical education at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, in an interview with ABC News. Clinical obesity, by contrast, involves ...
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Researchers propose new obesity definition
The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart ...
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Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
The new definitions are likely to be confusing, said Kate Bauer, a nutrition expert at the University ... obesity will take time, acknowledged Dr. Robert Kushner, an obesity expert at the ...
New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure.
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Better Definition Of Obesity
Northwestern Medicine obesity expert Dr. Robert Kushner is a member of the ... a professor of medicine (endocrinology and medical education) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi, China College of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710129 Shaanxi, China ...
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New obesity definitions considered as world’s leading health professionals move away from Body Mass Index
Former World Obesity Federation chair Professor Louise Baur, from the University of Sydney, was one of the commissioners and said the new guidelines "acknowledge the nuanced reality" of obesity.
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How we made the decision
In all, 6 stakeholder organisations responded to the consultation on the review proposal: Leeds Beckett University, Obesity Group of the British Dietetic Association, PHE, Royal College of Nursing, ...
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Memory systems in the brain drive food cravings that could influence body weight
A research team identified the brain's food-specific memory system and its direct role in overeating and diet-induced obesity ... first author Mingxin Yang, a University of Pennsylvania doctoral ...
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Using behaviour change science to help dog owners tackle pet obesity
Psychologist and behavior change expert Professor Thomas Webb and a team of researchers has developed a health pack to help owners manage their dogs’ weight. Dog obesity is on the rise in the UK, with ...