BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Results showed that higher body fat levels, as well as higher BMI and larger waist circumference, were associated with an ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a popular tool used by physicians to assess obesity levels in patients. A calculation is made using ...

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You know your body weight. You may even know your BMI, or body mass index. But do you know what your body is made of? If the answer is “too much fat and not enough muscle,” that’s bad news ...

It's common knowledge that obesity is a global epidemic, particularly in industrialized countries, and that it is a major ...

Quetelet discovered in 1835 that a fairly accurate equation for the relationship of body mass to height was given by squaring the ratio of weight to height. And thus, body mass index was born ...

Women who developed a cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes were at a higher risk of developing breast cancer post ...

Despite widespread criticism, BMI continues to be the go-to for measuring some health risks. Now the "body roundness index" ...