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

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

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

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

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight. In general, people are ...

Body mass index (BMI) can help someone understand their weight and risk for certain illnesses. Learn how to calculate BMI for women.

I have written about the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) in prior columns and the issues related to its actual applicability for accurately measuring overweight and obesity in individuals. However ...