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While body mass index has been the go-to obesity measure for decades some experts say we should focusing on the fat in a particular part of our body.
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Revealed: The £20 DIY heart checker which could prevent 136,000 deaths a year and save 20 minutes of GP time - and it uses a simple fingerprick test
The finger-prick test, which provides results within 10 minutes, provides users with a full cholesterol profile, BMI score, heart age and a 10-year risk assessment for heart attacks and strokes.
Lizzo shows off slimmed down body as she hits her weight loss goal: 'You can do anything you put your mind to'
Lizzo has reached a major milestone on her weight loss journey. The 36-year-old singer revealed she had lost 10 points on on the BMI scale and had also lost 16% overall body fat.
After call to overhaul diagnosis of obesity, how can you tell if your weight is a problem?
Report by Lancet Commission says BMI should be used as ‘screening tool’ rather than determining factor
This week, doctors confirmed what many people have felt for a long time: the way we think about o…
Obesity needs new definition beyond BMI, says global report
There is a risk too many people are being diagnosed as obese, with weight-loss drugs in high demand.
Reframing obesity may end the diagnosis debate, but the health challenges remain
Assessment of the condition could face overhaul, but governments, companies and communities still have work to do
- Call to overhaul obesity diagnoses amid fears of over-reliance on BMI
Obesity is one of…
Call to overhaul obesity diagnoses amid fears of over-reliance on BMI
Lancet commission’s report calls for global shake-up and suggests looking at measures such as waist-to-height ratios and ill-health symptoms
- Reframing obesity may end the diagnosis debate, but the hea…
You can be fat AND fit, obesity experts reveal as they say BMI needs to go: More than 15million Britons are 'wrongly labelled overweight'
Huge numbers of the 17.6million Brits who have been told that they are overweight are in fact perfectly healthy, the scientists have revealed.
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