A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S.

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

As of March 2020, nearly 42% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the CDC ... just shy of the 30 BMI cutoff for being considered "obese," accoding to the CDC's BMI calculator. Women's rugby player ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines obesity as a person who has a BMI of 30 or more. As of March 2020, nearly 42% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the CDC. Athletes and ...

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A "high" level of respiratory illness activity in Mississippi could be causing people such as children and older adults to seek medical care, health officials say. The CDC complied this data by ...

Additionally, expenditure data adjusted to 2023 dollars using the consumer price index shows that younger adults under 25 years old spent less on average than this age group years prior.