Body Mass Index

Although body mass index has long been used in clinical practice, many have recently questioned its effectiveness as a standalone measure for obesity.

DALLAS — Use of body composition or waist circumference was not superior to BMI to evaluate the presence of elevated blood pressure in adults undergoing a behavioral weight-loss intervention, according to data presented at ObesityWeek.

DALLAS — In this Healio video exclusive, Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS, discusses cultural competency with regard to obesity care.

DALLAS — Weight loss with the triple-hormone agonist retatrutide varies by sex, age and baseline BMI, according to a speaker.

DALLAS — Tailoring childhood obesity treatment to patients’ specific needs may promote adherence and improve outcomes, according to research presented at ObesityWeek.

HONOLULU — Tezepelumab improved outcomes among patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma regardless of BMI, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Higher initial glucose levels and increasing BMI over time could serve as predictors of progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes for children and adolescents, according to findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Tree nuts, despite being consumed by a relatively small percentage of Americans, were linked to a decreased risk for CVD and cardiometabolic risk factors, a study in Current Developments in Nutrition showed.

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A metric that combines measurements of central obesity and muscle mass — called the waist-calf circumference ratio, or WCR — predicted older adults’ risk for mortality from all causes, CVD and other specific causes, a study showed.