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Should we ditch BMI and use the ‘body roundness index’ instead?
The Conversation· 2 days agoBody mass index (better known as BMI) has long been used to get a quick and easy snapshot of a person’s body ...
U.S Preventive Services Task Force recommends clinicians refer children with high BMI to behavioral...
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoThe U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians refer children aged 6...
Obese children should get at least 26 hours per year of counseling, panel says
Scripps News via AOL· 3 days ago“Fortunately, there are a variety of effective intensive behavioral interventions available that can...
Metformin For Weight Loss: How Long Does It Take to Finally Work?
MediaFeed via AOL· 7 days agoWhen you’re motivated to lose weight and taking steps to make it happen, you want results — fast....
Meal replacement plus financial incentives found to be beneficial for teens with obesity
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoFor adolescents with severe obesity, meal replacement therapy (MRT) plus financial incentives (FIs)...
Researchers say multimodal antiobesity medications yield superior preoperative weight loss
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoCombining antiobesity medications enhances preoperative weight loss in individuals with high body ...
To help children with high BMI, expert panel recommends 26 hours of behavior coaching — but not...
CNN.com· 4 days agoThe US Preventive Services Task Force updated its final recommendations Tuesday for how primary care...
Medical Task Force Recommends 'Behavioral Counseling' For Obese Kids | Newsradio 600 KOGO
iHeartRadio· 2 days agoIn a paper published in the medical journal JAMA, the independent group of doctors and medical...
Expert Panel Urges Behavioral Coaching for Kids With High BMI
WebMD· 3 days agoThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that children and adolescents with a high body mass index, or BMI
GLP-1 Drugs Before Bariatric Surgery Can Help People With Extreme Obesity
Healthline via AOL· 5 days agoNew research has found that for people with extreme obesity taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or...