Wired

Measurements Are Often Full of Lies—and That's OK

Recently in my physics lab, students were having trouble with the difference between mass and weight. I had ready answers---it’s a topic I’ve gone over hundreds of times. But after I explained that ...
Healio

Height and weight can be accurately measured remotely for children with obesity

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No difference was observed between in-person and remotely measured height and weight for children with obesity.
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BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
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Single excess weight measurement ‘does not seal one’s fate’ for heart-related events

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A single overweight BMI measurement was not associated with CVD risk over time. Exposure to excess BMI over 10 ...
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Minimizing Weight Measurement Uncertainty

Precision can be defined as the closeness in agreement of results during a series of repeat measurements under presumed identical conditions. These results are often expressed as a standard deviation.
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BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. There's a better way to measure weight

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...