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A Dietitian Weighs In On The Limitations of BMI —And How New Guidelines Are Baby Steps In the Right...
Shape via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJust last week, a client shared that fixating on the body mass index (BMI) is what's holding her...
Average Height and Weight for Teenagers by Age
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 1 week agoFatCamera / E+ via Getty Images If you wonder how your body sizes up to others your age, it can help to compare to the average weight and height of...
BMI is a flawed way to measure obesity, experts say. What else works?
NBC News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFind out the pros and cons of using BMI, body fat percentage calculations and more to determine if a...
Obesity: What You Need to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLearn more about the definition of obesity and what it means for your health. Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Obesity is a chronic disease...
Average Weight of Women in America
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMedically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD The average weight for women is different based on a number of factors. An average weight for a group of...
A former flight attendant said she was forced to undergo weight checks in the '80s and had to stay...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn her memoir "Fly Girl," author Ann Hood (pictured) details her experience as a TWA flight...
For People Over 40, BMI Obesity Readings May Not be Accurate
Healthline via AOL· 2 weeks agoA new study finds BMI scores for people over 40 may be less accurate. SolStock/Getty Images This...
The BMI Is Junk Science
Trail Runner via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt my recent appointment, which was with a doctor I'd never seen before, my BMI was front and center in our consultation. Next the doctor noted that my...
What Is Obesity?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWhen a person is diagnosed with obesity, they have excessive fat and are above the weight considered “healthy” for their height. Healthcare providers...
Are you 'skinny fat'? Here's what to know about it and why your BMI can be misleading
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNormal-weight obesity seems like an odd misnomer, a joke, but it's not. For decades, I have argued against the use of body weight as an indicator of health because it can be misleading. A case ...
