BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Losing weight isn’t always winning at health, say experts challenging the long-standing obsession with BMI and dieting. New ...

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

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

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

New research reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal ...

Health and wellness experts unanimously agreed that Body Mass Index (BMI) should not be taken as an accurate indicator of overall health. They said it must be considered within the context of other ...

A body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or greater is more strongly associated with breast cancer according to new research from ...

Body mass index is a measure of your weight in relation to your height. Healthcare professionals have long used this number to determine if someone has underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or ...

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

Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...