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How to calculate your BMI to see if you're eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine
Body mass index (BMI) is a factor in overall risk of COVID-19 and may qualify you for an early vacc…
Gabby Landsverk
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3 reasons why BMI is not an accurate measure of your health or body weight - and what to use instead
BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fa…
Elena Bruess,Mir Ali
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BMI may not accurately measure health in non-white people, major study finds
A study of 1.5 million people suggests body mass index is based on what's healthy for white people,…
Gabby Landsverk
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The AMA is one step closer to saying BMI is bogus, calling out its limitations and racial bias
The American Medical Association says BMI should be used with other health measures and tests becau…
Leah Rosenbaum
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CDC: People with a very high or a very low BMI have a much higher risk of severe COVID-19
A new CDC report found 78% of people hospitalized for COVID-19 have obesity. Being underweight also…
Gabby Landsverk
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CDC: People on the cusp of being overweight have the lowest COVID-19 risk
New data from the CDC found people with a BMI of 24 or 25, on the edge of overweight, were least li…
Gabby Landsverk
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BMI is a junk health metric — but there are alternatives that actually work
A 15-minute DEXA scan does a better job of assessing health than BMI, which doesn't separate muscle…
Hilary Brueck
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Check to see if your BMI is in the 'obese' range, because you may be able to get an early COVID-19 vaccine
Having obesity makes you eligible for an early COVID-19 vaccine in several states. Evidence shows i…
Gabby Landsverk
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Health benefits of living in cities for children and teens diminishing says global study
The advantages of living in cities for young people's healthy growth and development are shrinking …
PTI
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Waist-to-hip ratio can help predict early death better than BMI, researchers say
Your BMI may not accurately measure your health. New research suggests that where body fat is store…
Gabby Landsverk
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One of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight is bogus here's what you should do instead
The Body Mass Index, or BMI chart, was invented in the 1800s, and it's a pretty imperfect scale. A …
Marianne Guenot
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Being overweight might not raise your risk of dying but being obese or underweight could, a study suggests
A co-author of the study said the results confirm that a person's BMI doesn't necessarily reflect t…
Kim Schewitz
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Plan B has a surprisingly low weight limit - here are the other emergency contraception options
If you weigh more than 155 pounds or have BMI over 25, plan B may be less effective. Here are alter…
Ava English,Lauren Demosthenes
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Don't deny yourself a vaccine because of guilt or shame around a high BMI. If you're eligible, go for it.
People with obesity may be able to get a vaccine, but reluctant since BMI is a poor indicator of he…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Mathematicians Find We've Been Calculating Body Mass Index Wrong
For those who are 150cm tall [five feet], the new formula would add a whole BMI point, enough to to…
The Telegraph
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Here's What The Average American Man Looks Like Compared To Other Countries
A normal BMI ranges from 18.5 to 24.9. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and anything o…
Dina Spector
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Air India gave deadlines to cabin crew members to lose weight. Here’s what happened next
“These crew members had a higher-than-permitted body mass index (BMI, the ratio of weight and heigh…
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Doctors have finally found a more accurate way than BMI to determine whether your weight is healthy
On May 1, a team of Mayo Clinic researchers released the Body Volume Indicator, or BVI, a new tool …
Erin Brodwin
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BMI asked gospel icon BeBe Winans to reach out to Morgan Wallen following racial slur drama
Footage of the 27-year-old country singer using the N-word on the street in Nashville was published…