Search results
The American Diabetes Association Is Reevaluating BMI for Weight Management
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDacharlie / Getty Images Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Key Takeaways In its new 2024 guidelines, the...
Air Force to start tracking height-to-waist ratios in April
Air Force Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Air Force said Monday it will officially use height-to-waist ratios to measure troops’ fitness...
One of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight is bogus — here's what you should...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBMI is not the best predictor of ill health.Getty Images BMI was invented in the 1800s and says next...
The Simple Measurement You Can Use to Calculate Your Heart Disease Risk, According to Cardiologists
Parade via AOL· 2 months agoGiven that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S., it’s important to know what...
Forget BMI – here’s the best way to measure childhood obesity
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMeasuring a child's waist-to-height ratio is critical to accurately detect obesity in young people,...
Military services can’t agree on where service members’ waists are
Military Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIt’s military camouflage patterns all over again. In a recent brief to a Defense Department advisory...
Ditch checking BMI in favour of looking at tummy fat, researchers say
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoScrutinising a person’s body mass index (BMI) should be ditched in favour of examining how fat they...
Scientists have found a replacement for ‘outdated’ BMI readings
Yahoo Life UK· 4 months agoWaist circumference-to-height ratio is a good way of measuring body fat instead of BMI. (Getty...
Women have gained almost three inches on their waistlines since the 90s
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWeight loss Women have gained almost three inches on their waistlines in less than three decades,...
The Old Air Force Tape Test Is Officially Dead. Long Live the New Tape Test.
Military.com via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAirmen and Guardians will no longer have to go through the dreaded abdominal tape test, but will...