Dr Clare Mosley’s 60-second ‘string test’ reveals if you’re at risk of 5 serious health conditions

As a GP, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley has supported hundreds of patients to lose weight, reduce their blood sugars and put their ...
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Is BMI a Good Weight Loss Measurement?

Is BMI Accurate? What Is It and Is It Useful? When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight. With this data, the computer ...
CNN

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
Salon

BMI is not an accurate measurement of one’s health. Why are we still using it?

I arrived at my doctor’s appointment on the Monday morning after an indulgent Thanksgiving weekend and did exactly what you’d expect. I went to the restroom to urinate. I took off my shoes and my ...
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Using BMI to assess women's health: benefits and limits

Healthcare providers use BMI as a quick way to check if you're at a healthy weight. Traditional BMI doesn't account for factors like age, muscle, or ethnicity. Pregnancy weight gain recommendations ...
PBS

Why BMI can be a faulty measure of overall health

People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health plan will pay for part of it. But whether it's covered often comes down to a measure invented ...
The Conversation

BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go‑to measure for weight management – an obesity medicine physician explains the seismic shift taking place

Amid the buzz around weight loss drugs and rising rates of obesity worldwide, many health care professionals are questioning one of the key measures that has long been used to define obesity. On June ...