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2. BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say - AOL

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   A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

3. How Often Should We Weigh Ourselves? Weighing the Pros & Cons

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   One study with over 10,000 smart scale users showed that daily weigh-ins in particular were associated with weight loss progress, though regular weigh-ins in general helped with weight loss ...

4. Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of ...

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   An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to determine excess body fat instead of just relying on body mass index (BMI).. More than 50 experts in fields such as nutrition ...

5. Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post

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   Other physicians sincerely believe that shaming fat people is the best way to motivate them to lose weight. “It’s the last area of medicine where we prescribe tough love,” says Mayo Clinic researcher Sean Phelan. In a 2013 journal article, bioethicist Daniel Callahan argued for more stigma against fat people. “People don’t realize ...

6. Weight management - Wikipedia

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   Weight management generally includes tracking weight over time and identifying an individual's ideal body weight. [4] Weight management strategies most often focus on achieving healthy weights through slow but steady weight loss, followed by maintenance of an ideal body weight. [5]

7. Body fat percentage - Wikipedia

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   The body fat percentage is a measure of fitness level, since it is the only body measurement which directly calculates a person's relative body composition without regard to height or weight. The widely used body mass index (BMI) provides a measure that allows the comparison of the adiposity of individuals of different heights and weights.