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

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

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

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

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 says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...

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 ...

In 1993, using data from white people in Great Britain, ages 16 to 64, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated BMI ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Real Men Wear Gowns brings awareness to health issues men might face and the importance of seeking care. According to Franciscan Health, overweight and obesity make up one of the ...

According to the current definition of "overweight" and "obesity," a ratio of height and weight, both men meet those standards. But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, lacks nuance and ...