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.
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 the new criteria, about 20% of people who used to be classified as obese would no longer meet the definition, preliminary analysis suggests. And about 20% of people with serious health effects but lower BMI would now be considered clinically obese, experts said.
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 …
Study: High teenage BMI linked to poor health in adulthood
Jun 22, 2021 · A study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that teenagers with a higher body mass index had close to a 9% greater risk for type 2 diabetes and a 0.8% greater risk for having a heart attack in their 30s and 40s, compared with those who had a …
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
Applications and Uses of BMI, Body Composition, and Body Fat ...
In 2023, Arterburn reported, 41 percent of Kaiser Permanente Washington region’s health care system patients had a BMI of over 30 kg/m 2, which accounted for 50 percent of its health care costs. Arterburn shifted to alternative measures for visceral fat and their costs and limitations.
University of Washington - Diabetes Research Center Greater BMI …
Dec 6, 2022 · A study published in the journal PLOS Global Public Health suggests that body mass index is one of the most significant predictors of who will develop long COVID-19 symptoms after an infection. Each incremental increase in BMI was linked to a higher risk for the long-term symptoms, and male sex was tied to a significantly lower relative risk ...
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].
Moving away from BMI, experts propose a new definition for obesity
Jan 14, 2025 · Under the new criteria, about 20% of people who used to be classified as obese would no longer meet the definition, preliminary analysis suggests. And about 20% of people with serious health effects but lower BMI would now be considered clinically obese, experts said.