Amid renewed criticism of the body mass index (BMI) as a diagnostic criterion for obesity, a 2,000-year-old technique used by ...

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

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

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of ...

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

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

In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...

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.

An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...