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We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI
As of late, critics have called BMI an unreliable measure of health. “BMI-based measures ... a professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern ...
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Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
The report’s findings suggest that BMI ... at Northwestern University who is a part of the commission, noted that belly fat specifically puts patients at risk for a number of health issues.
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This Controversial Way To Measure Health Might Be Getting Replaced
But it's not a great indicator of someone's health. Commission members wrote ... M.D., member of the commission and endocrinologist at Northwestern University. With this new proposal, commission ...
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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 ... and professor of medicine and medical education at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, in an interview ...
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Move aside BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds
BMI is a quick and inexpensive estimate based on weight and height. But BMI doesn't provide adequate information about a person's health ... an endocrinologist at Northwestern University who ...
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We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI
BMI is a person ... at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern Medicine physician. One way to change the system is to influence health insurer policies.