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But that's not necessarily the case: For example, being at risk for type-2 diabetes has different BMI cut-offs across different ethnicities, according to a 2021 study published in The Lancet.
Obesity: Why using BMI as the sole diagnostic tool doesn’t work. BMI fails to account for fat distribution and provides no insight into an individual’s overall health or the presence of illness.
The report also recommended using other measurements instead of BMI to determine if a person has obesity. "It doesn't tell you anything about the health of a person," Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an ...
BMI may not accurately reflect body composition differences among populations, ethnicities, ages and genders. It may underestimate adiposity in older adults and overestimate it in athletes with ...
BRI had similar accuracy in predicting percentage body fat and percentage fat volume as existing indices, such as the BMI. [1] As the conventional index associated with obesity research, the BMI has numerous drawbacks, as it is unable to distinguish between muscle and fat, is inaccurate in predicting body fat percentage, and has poor ability to ...
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI. Here's what they recommend using instead.
In 2008, the first prevalence of US adults above 20 years was published, based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 1999 to 2004, finding that 24% of normal-weight adults were metabolically abnormal; on the other hand 49% of overweight adults and 68% of obese adults were metabolically abnormal.
Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. [1] The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night. [ 2 ] Various "typical" or "traditional" breakfast menus exist, with food choices varying by regions and traditions worldwide.