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Give people with certain conditions annual BMI checks, draft guidance suggests
While patients with long-term conditions already have annual health checks, body mass index (BMI) or waist-to-height ratio is not always recorded, according to Nice. Its new draft quality standard ...
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The Pros & Cons of BMI (& 8 Other Measurements That May Be More Useful for Weight Loss)
Want to discover your BMI? Check out this BMI Calculator. When your BMI is calculated, that number falls into a specific category that indicates how “normal” or healthy your weight is for your ...
Waist circumference outshines BMI as obesity-related cancer risk marker in men, but not women
Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...
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NICE calls for BMI checks in patients with long-term conditions
Read about a draft recommendation by NICE for people with long-term conditions to have their BMI recorded at least once a ...
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People with long-term conditions should have BMI check every year, says NICE
NICE added that while annual physical checks already take place for people with long term conditions, the recording of someone’s BMI and waist-to-height ratio is ‘not always taking place or added to a ...