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Body Mass Index
Seattle WASHINGTON — 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 14, 2023, the American Medical Association adopted a new policy, calling on...
Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND — New University of Otago research reveals that Body Mass Index (BMI) is likely to be an inconsistent measure of obesity in Māori and Pacific patients.
Specifically, researchers from HeartOtago – a group of cardiovascular researchers and clinicians located at the University and...