BMI: Doctors urged to move beyond body mass index as a lone ... - CNN
Jun 19, 2023 · But a movement to shift away from BMI as a measure of individual health risk alone is gaining steam: Last week, the American Medical Association adopted a new policy on …
Why BMI is inaccurate and misleading - Medical News Today
Jan 20, 2022 · BMI (body mass index), which is based on the height and weight of a person, is an inaccurate measure of body fat content and does not take into account muscle mass, bone …
AMA adopts new policy clarifying role of BMI as a measure in …
Jun 14, 2023 · CHICAGO — Delegates at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates adopted policy aimed at clarifying how body mass …
Forget BMI. Body composition scans are a better measure of your ... - NPR
Jun 3, 2024 · If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to …
Body mass index gets smack down: AMA calls out harms and …
Jun 14, 2023 · Body mass index has for decades been used as a shorthand for assessing body fat and weight-related health risks. But for about just as long, critics have noted the simple …
Why You Shouldn’t Rely on BMI Alone > News > Yale Medicine
Aug 4, 2023 · The helpful thing about Body Mass Index (BMI) is that it is a quick, accessible, and low-cost measure, based on your weight and height, used to determine if you are in a …
Cardiorespiratory fitness trumps BMI in predicting risk of death …
4 days ago · As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs.
BMI a poor metric for measuring people’s health, say experts
October 27, 2022 – Clinicians should pull back on the widespread use of body mass index (BMI) as a metric for assessing people’s health because it can lead to patient distrust and delayed …
AMA asks doctors to de-emphasize use of BMI in gauging health
Jun 13, 2023 · C HICAGO — The American Medical Association on Tuesday strongly criticized the body mass index, urging doctors to de-emphasize its use in assessing health and obesity …
Body mass index metric has caused "historical harm," American …
Jun 16, 2023 · The body mass index (BMI) metric has caused "historical harm," including racist exclusion, according to a new report by the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on …