Stratifying body mass index categories by waist circumference thresholds improves mortality risk prediction in postmenopausal women.

For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI).

In a new study, participants from China, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom consistently rated men with low-to-moderate body ...

The difference between your BMI and BRI, how to assess your body composition with these tools, and what to do if your numbers ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDNBody mass index (BMI) is the standard measurement healthcare providers use to assess body composition and risk for certain diseases using a weight-to-height ...

While the Body Mass Index (BMI) chart is a widely used tool to assess weight categories, experts emphasize that it offers an incomplete picture of individual health. This article explores the ...

BMI Chart When your BMI is calculated, that number falls into a specific category that indicates how “normal” or healthy your weight is for your height. Here’s a standard BMI chart ...

What is problematic about this is that the body mass index (BMI) for a man of average height and weight in the United States is 30.3. This is technically the threshold by which a man is considered to ...

We’re digging into the pros and cons of BMI, including alternative measurements that might provide a better picture of health.

In men, BMI was associated with 204 of the 681 health-related attributes considered using the false discovery rate (Figure 2, S Table 3). As expected, BMI was positively associated with heart disease, ...

Forget BMI - a new 'roundness' measure predicts how much fat you have on the inside no matter your build and tells if you'll die early. Here's how to find your score ...