Better than BMI: Study finds more accurate way to determine adolescent obesity - News

Researchers have found a new, more accurate way to determine if adolescents are overweight, important findings considering many school districts label adolescents — who tend to be more vulnerable to weight bias and fat shaming than adults — as obese.

Obesity in Children: Background, Etiology and Pathophysiology, Epidemiology

Body mass index - Wikipedia

Redefining the Measure of Childhood Obesity: Insights from the ALSPAC Cohort Study

BMI not accurate in predicting obesity risk, study finds

New weight-loss drugs surge in popularity amid obesity surge in US, worldwide

Why Use BMI?, Obesity Prevention Source

Improving accuracy of state-level obesity estimates, News

Body mass index - Wikipedia

Longitudinal Trends in Body Mass Index Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Persons Aged 2–19 Years — United States, 2018–2020

Obesity Symptoms for Adults and Children

BMI tells teen she's obese; here's what she said

From Lean Body Mass to Overweight: Is BMI an Outdated System?

BMI calculator is wrong: Here's why it's outdated.

Why BMI is outdated and what that means for COVID-19, School of Social Sciences

Why we have to move beyond BMI and talk about muscle. – By Simon Wilkinson