Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...

New research exposes critical flaws in BMI measurements, as medical experts advocate for more accurate and inclusive methods ...

Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as a BMI of 30 or more.

The BMI was initially based on a study set of European men. "Of course, not everyone is a thin white male, wasn't then and isn't now," she said. "There has been an attempt to try to adjust for ...

Women with a waist size over 35 inches and men with a waist larger than 40 inches are at higher risk of developing metabolic diseases, she said. What if your doctor only looks at BMI? Some doctors ...

A new report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology challenges the conventional reliance on Body Mass Index (BMI) ...

A new study conducted in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has found a link between the body mass index (BMI) in both men and women and its significant effect on fertility outcomes like conception and the ...