BMI was created to describe the average man in the 1800s. It shouldn’t be used to predict health.
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is surprisingly common, affecting about one in four adults. Eating processed foods and sugary drinks can increase the risk of developing the disease.
Social scientists determined that body mass index growth declined for children of low-income parents in states that had expanded their Medicaid programs.
A study of over 1,000 children in rural Oklahoma found that social and emotional health may be just as important as diet and exercise in reducing child obesity.
Negative attitudes about people with larger body sizes or higher weight are consistent across Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US.
Risk due to increasing BMI is particularly notable in people younger than 40 years and black people.
‘One-size-fits-all’ weight loss advice could be inadvertently harmful to some patients.
The only way to gain weight is to eat more calories than your body requires.
BMI categories don’t give us a full picture of a person’s health risk.
The problematical body-mass index method of measuring fatness means the number of people who are obese has been seriously underestimated.
Children’s body mass index is only measured twice in primary school. This is not enough, new study suggests.
First UK study to look at body weight and sexual orientation reveals health disparities in sexual minorities.
Body mass index is often used to gauge health. But there may be more accurate measures. A report on your blood metabolites, your metabolome, may distinguish healthier-obese from sicker-obese.
The Daily Mile started in a primary school in central Scotland six years ago. Now it has spread to 3,600 schools in 35 countries.
It puts an average 1.4kg on the weighing scales.
The Body Mass Index is used to assess the risk of lifestyle diseases, but the relationship between BMI and chronic illnesses remains far from simple.
Of the 22,713 weight loss operations performed in 2014-15, about 90% were performed in private hospitals, highlighting the difficulty in accessing this type of surgery through the public system.
Horrors of job discrimination.
To tackle obesity, the NHS is experimenting with financial incentives, dieting clubs and free exercise classes. But what about prescribing digital fitness trackers?
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Professor, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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