As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

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Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

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Canadian youngsters are munching loads of ultra-processed foods, increasing their lifelong risk of obesity, a new stud ...