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

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

Body fat analysis is a better means of predicting a person’s health than body mass index Body fat and waist circumference both significantly predicted people’s 15-year risk of death BMI did ...

The new definitions are likely to be confusing, said Kate Bauer, a nutrition expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. “The public likes and needs simple messages.

A BMI of 30 or above generally classifies adults as having obesity, according to the WHO. (The recommended cutoff is 27.5 in Asians.) But the metric represents weight divided by height squared ...

Importantly, McGarrity notes, weight loss itself wasn’t associated with these positive changes to health. Change in BMI did not correlate with depression, anxiety, or dysregulated eating—implying that ...

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist ...