BMI is BAD, a new study suggests. Here’s ...

Your new post is loading...

Click on any word to read articles that are tagged with that word.

obesity 126

BMI 82

2018 72

body image 68

Anthropometry 53

2019 46

2020 35

health 34

fat 33

height 33

body 31

Australia 29

2024 28

2023 25

image 24

2021 22

sport 21

weight 21

2025 18

Kinanthropometry 18

weight loss 18

2022 15

ISAK 15

children 13

overweight 13

diet 11

Tim Olds 10

book 9

cancer 9

COVID-19 9

Somatotype 9

text 9

USA 9

Barbie 8

men 8

parenting 8

research 8

exercise 7

fat shaming 7

Olympics 7

tall 7

CoronaVirus 6

growth 6

paper 6

size 6

AFL 5

AUT 5

Carter 5

eating 5

secular trend 5

social media 5

women 5

2026 4

body composition 4

disorders 4

running 4

skinfolds 4

symmetry 4

waist 4

basketball 3

body shaming 3

body shape 3

China 3

Diabetes 3

ergonomics 3

female 3

fitness 3

Google 3

health and wellbeing 3

Heath 3

male 3

NZ 3

Patria Hume 3

Photogrammetry 3

risk 3

Rugby 3

safety 3

software 3

swimming 3

anatomy 2

anorexia 2

app 2

Athletes 2

boys 2

composition 2

danger 2

Deb Kerr 2

disability 2

england 2

eparenting 2

fatphobia 2

India 2

Ken 2

limb length 2

loss 2

mesomorph 2

muscles 2

nutrition 2

OZ2000 2

ozempic 2

Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity

May 17, 2012 9:42 AM

Scoop.it!

From petermellow.com - May 2, 2012 4:03 AM

702jump's comment, November 26, 2022 4:35 AM

cool

702jump's comment, November 26, 2022 4:35 AM

nice

doggydefenders's comment, July 21, 2023 12:42 AM

super

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

June 1, 7:17 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.nytimes.com - June 1, 5:00 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

May 24, 6:12 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.rosscraftinnovations.com - May 24, 6:12 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

May 24, 6:11 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.rosscraftinnovations.com - May 24, 6:11 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

May 5, 6:30 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.theatlantic.com - May 5, 8:00 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

October 13, 2025 6:15 PM

Scoop.it!

From theconversation.com - October 13, 2025 6:15 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

September 25, 2025 9:23 PM

Scoop.it!

From theconversation.com - September 25, 2025 9:23 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Hospitals and Healthcare

September 18, 2025 7:42 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.nytimes.com - September 18, 2025 11:30 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

September 10, 2025 6:08 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.bbc.com - September 9, 2025 8:45 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Hospitals and Healthcare

July 15, 2025 8:28 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.washingtonpost.com - July 15, 2025 7:31 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

June 24, 2025 6:28 PM

Scoop.it!

From edition.cnn.com - June 24, 2025 2:30 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Hospitals and Healthcare

June 23, 2025 6:49 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.bbc.com - June 23, 2025 9:19 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity

June 21, 2025 5:55 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.theatlantic.com - June 21, 2025 7:31 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

June 16, 2025 11:40 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.nytimes.com - June 16, 2025 5:00 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

May 20, 2025 11:43 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.theguardian.com - May 20, 2025 6:30 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Hospitals and Healthcare

May 11, 2025 6:30 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.theguardian.com - May 11, 2025 6:00 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

April 3, 2025 9:47 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.theatlantic.com - April 3, 2025 1:26 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

January 24, 2025 6:15 PM

Scoop.it!

From edition.cnn.com - January 24, 2025 7:38 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

January 23, 2025 5:11 PM

Scoop.it!

From edition.cnn.com - January 23, 2025 6:38 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

January 18, 2025 3:55 PM

Scoop.it!

From theconversation.com - January 17, 2025 5:27 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

January 18, 2025 3:53 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.theguardian.com - January 18, 2025 1:00 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

January 15, 2025 5:49 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.nytimes.com - January 14, 2025 6:30 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

January 15, 2025 5:46 PM

Scoop.it!

From theconversation.com - January 15, 2025 1:36 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Rescooped by Peter Mellow from Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity

December 11, 2024 4:26 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.theguardian.com - December 11, 2024 9:00 AM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

December 6, 2024 5:30 PM

Scoop.it!

From edition.cnn.com - December 2, 2024 5:29 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Scooped by Peter Mellow

December 1, 2024 5:00 PM

Scoop.it!

From www.abc.net.au - November 29, 2024 2:13 PM

No comment yet.

Sign up to comment

Click on any word to read articles that are tagged with that word.

Peter Mellow Home Page

Obesity May Be More Prevalent Than Previously Thought.

Instrumentos de medición de precisión corporal

Remembering Dr. William (Bill) Ross

What Adding Race to BMI Can Do

BMI shouldn’t be the only way to assess who can access weight-loss drugs

Taller, leaner, faster: the evolution of the ‘perfect’ AFL body

Why Obesity Is Killing American Men.

More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns

How do diet and exercise affect obesity? A new study has answers.

BMI is BAD, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

'My mission to get myself weighed ended on some scrapyard scales'

When SkinnyTok Came for Me

What the Golden Ratio Says About Your Bellybutton

Half a billion young people will be obese or overweight by 2030, report finds.

Being overweight as a young child could double risk of adult obesity, research shows

What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past

A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you

Men got taller and heavier at twice the rate of women over past century, study shows

Taller tennis players have a natural advantage – but shorter athletes shouldn’t despair

After call to overhaul diagnosis of obesity, how can you tell if your weight is a problem?

New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.

How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change – here’s why, and what it means for treatment

Being overweight now top risk to Australians’ health as smoking rates decline, data shows.

Belly fat linked to brain decay and early signs of Alzheimer’s, study finds

China facing looming 'crisis' as obesity rates rapidly catching up to wealthy nations.