BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

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

Some patients are aiming to lower their BMIs in order to increase their fertility; others are aiming to manage BMI-related ...

New research challenges everything we thought we knew about weight and longevity. Scientific evidence now shows that fitness ...

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

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

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

BMI has long been used as a standard measure of obesity, endorsed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

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BMI (body mass index) has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. The truth is a little more complicated, doctors say.

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.