BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

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

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

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Body mass index, more commonly known as BMI, is a number that measures your weight relative to your height. [4] Medical professionals have long used this calculation to categorize people as ...

A new cross-cultural study involving participants from China, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom found that men with a body ...

SUNDAY, May 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It's widely used in healthcare and public health to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect obesity rates in Canada? A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found ...