Can you be fat but healthy? Experts say yes
A global commission this week suggested we change the way we approach the diagnosis of obesity. Should you be worried about your own BMI and fitness?
Obesity
This Olympian’s BMI said she was overweight. Is it time for an obesity diagnosis overhaul?
Over-reliance on the Body Mass Index has sparked a push supported by 75 medical organisations to back a Global Commission to overhaul obesity diagnosis and classification.
Fasting’s not the hack you wanted
Recent research appears to show intermittent fasting isn’t as promising as scientists once hoped.
‘I lost 30 kilos but I’m not a success story’
Kate Manne knows fat people earn less, don’t get promoted as often, and struggle to find pretty clothes. She’s tried every fad diet – but won’t ever take Ozempic.
‘Skinny fat’ or ‘fat healthy’? A future blood test could reveal all
Scientists are developing a blood test to measure the risk of metabolic disease such as diabetes, heart problems or strokes, and it may be more reliable than the existing body mass index.
Parents’ education link to childhood obesity
It will become much harder to tell Australian kids to simply ‘eat less and exercise more’ following the publication of a massive study.
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