By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2023-05-23T19:54:27+00:00June 5th, 2018|Categories: News & Trends|Tags: bmi, body mass index, fat shaming, high blood pressure, high bmi, KBI, morbid obesity, obesity issues, obesity problems, overweight, severe obesity, super-morbidly obese, waist circumference|1 Comment
Definition of Morbid Obesity Calculating BMI (Body Mass Index) is an effective screening tool for measuring body fat based [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2023-01-25T01:13:25+00:00November 19th, 2013|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, Case Studies, News & Trends|Tags: abdominal obesity, central obesity, eligible, how weight loss surgery helps, insurance, JAMA, obesity related health issues, obesity side effects, obesity statistics, surgeons, truncal obesity, Visceral fat, waist circumference, who is eligible for gastric sleeve, will bariatric surgery help me lose weight?|0 Comments
Typically body mass index or BMI is the determining factor when choosing if someone is eligible for weight loss surgery. [...]
