De-emphasizing BMI in health decisions - University of Washington
Nov 30, 2023 · As the medical community increasingly shifts its focus away from BMI, Hagan continues to lead the charge in promoting a more comprehensive approach to weight loss and obesity management, ensuring that individuals receive the personalized care they deserve.
How Accurate Is BMI? | Right as Rain by UW Medicine
Oct 10, 2019 · BMI (body mass index) is a formula comparing your height to your weight. Doctors use BMI to help assess your weight and overall health. While it’s a useful screening tool, BMI can overlook vital health factors. BMI can also cause unconscious weight bias or stigma.
Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery at Meridian Pavilion
Founded more than 30 years ago, the Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery is a nationally recognized center for weight loss surgery, and it is one of only six centers in the country funded by the National Institutes of Health to study outcomes of bariatric surgery.
Obesity Won't Be Solely Defined by BMI Under New Plan for …
Jan 15, 2025 · Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist...
BMI alone will no longer be treated as the
Jun 26, 2023 · Research has consistently shown that BMI at a population level correlates strongly with body fat percentage and risk for serious health conditions. The index is easy to measure and inexpensive...
Body Mass Index (BMI) Basics and Considerations - The Whole U
Sep 2, 2020 · Do you wonder what this number means or if it’s valid? There are many misconceptions about the body max index (BMI). Let’s look at what BMI is and where it comes from, as well as dive into limitations of using BMI as an assessment for health. What is BMI?
Research aims to better understand weight-loss surgery
A healthy adult BMI generally falls between 18.5 and 25. If your BMI is more than 25, you are probably overweight. If it is 30 or higher, you are considered obese, and 40 or higher, you are “morbidly” or “super obese” and a candidate for surgery. Douglas had a …
University of Washington - Diabetes Research Center Redefine …
“We propose a radical overhaul of the actual diagnosis of obesity to improve global health care and practices and policies," said pediatrician Louise Baur of the report in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Full Story: Medscape (1/14)
BMI trajectories among the severely obese: results from an …
Wong ES, Wang BC, Alfonso-Cristancho R, Flum DR, Sullivan SD, Garrison LP, Arterburn DE. BMI trajectories among the severely obese: results from an electronic medical record population. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Oct;20(10):2107-12. doi: 10.1038/oby.20
University of Washington - Diabetes Research Center Study evaluates BMI ...
Posted October 11, 2022 by University of Washington Diabetes Research Center. Using the standard BMI cutoff may not be appropriate for assessing cardiometabolic risk in Asian Americans due to significant differences in obesity rates for population subgroups, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine [r.smartbrief.com].