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A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you
rather than simply calculating BMI. This new definition, published January 14 in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, could shift the paradigm of clinical care for the 890 million ...
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Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Read full article: Oakland County Sheriff’s Office seeks missing 17-year-old girl Photo from a Pontiac home where 3 children had been abandoned for years. 2 hours ago Why didn’t abandoned ...
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A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people
The WHO recommends that healthcare workers assess whether people have obesity by calculating their body mass index (BMI), a measure of weight relative to height. A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is ...
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Comparison of height, weight and BMI of Indian school children (6–14 years of age) with WHO New Growth Standards
aged 6–14 years (boys=398; girls= 313) was conducted in 2008. Height, weight and body mass index were compared with WHO New Growth Standards 2006. Statistical analysis was based on WHO Anthroplus ...