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Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.

BMI is an inadequate measure for diagnosing obesity and health risks.
Experts advocate for a more comprehensive assessment of health beyond just weight.
fromtime.com
3 months ago
Medicine

Experts Argue It's Time for Obesity to Be Defined Beyond BMI

BMI is an imperfect tool indicating obesity and should be replaced or supplemented with better metrics.
Obesity can be categorized into clinical and preclinical to improve diagnosis and treatment.
A new framework for obesity diagnosis offers a more objective and globally applicable method.
Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.

BMI is an inadequate measure for diagnosing obesity and health risks.
Experts advocate for a more comprehensive assessment of health beyond just weight.
fromtime.com
3 months ago
Medicine

Experts Argue It's Time for Obesity to Be Defined Beyond BMI

BMI is an imperfect tool indicating obesity and should be replaced or supplemented with better metrics.
Obesity can be categorized into clinical and preclinical to improve diagnosis and treatment.
A new framework for obesity diagnosis offers a more objective and globally applicable method.
more#obesity
fromBig Think
4 months ago
Miscellaneous

Mapped: The strange link between obesity and corruption

Government corruption can be measured creatively through the median BMI of government ministers, suggesting a link between obesity and corruption levels.
#body-roundness-index
fromwww.nytimes.com
7 months ago
Digital life

Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.?

The Body Roundness Index (B.R.I.) offers a more accurate health measurement alternative to the controversial Body Mass Index (B.M.I.).
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago
Wellness

Roundness: A Body Shape to Be Feared?

The Body Mass Index is flawed; the new Body Roundness Index intends to improve health outcome screenings but risks oversimplifying health issues.
fromwww.nytimes.com
7 months ago
Digital life

Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.?

The Body Roundness Index (B.R.I.) offers a more accurate health measurement alternative to the controversial Body Mass Index (B.M.I.).
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago
Wellness

Roundness: A Body Shape to Be Feared?

The Body Mass Index is flawed; the new Body Roundness Index intends to improve health outcome screenings but risks oversimplifying health issues.
more#body-roundness-index
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