Commission finds new way to define obesity
A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the ...
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The CDC Wants To Modernize Its Healthcare Data Infrastructure
Indeed, the CDC recognizes that billions of dollars are increasingly being invested in deriving smarter and more granular insights from healthcare data, and accordingly, wants to use these assets ...
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BMI Is Outdated. A New Index Can Tell You More About Your Health
This ongoing study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects health ... tools and technology. But BMI is so deeply embedded into our healthcare system and public health ...
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 ...
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Implementation of the New Institute of Medicine Gestational Weight Gain Guidelines
Specific recommendations for adolescents (<18 years) Prepregnancy BMI cut-points based on CDC BMI charts; weight gain in upper range of the recommended values Prepregnancy BMI cut-points based ...
Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic. It needs to change, panel says.
BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.
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Obesity is not solely defined by BMI, study shows
BMI, a widely used measure, has long been criticized for being too simplistic. It calculates obesity based only on height and ...
The US is now the fattest it’s ever been as obesity rates rise again, CDC says — and these are the most overweight states
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that Americans ... safe places for physical ...
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What Doctors Are Saying About The Rise In Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is on the rise and is becoming an epidemic in our country and worldwide. The consequences of childhood ...