As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

What is a BMI calculator? How do I calculate my BMI? Benefits of a BMI calculator Body Mass Index (BMI), also known as an obesity indicator, can help medical experts determine if their patient is ...

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However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

You’ve long heard doctors talk about BMI — or body mass index — and you may even know yours off the top of your head, especially if you were told your number was in the unhealthy range.

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

One tool doctors have long used for measuring ideal body weight is body mass index (BMI). It's a measure of your body weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in meters.

Currently, the BMI cutoff is 30 for the increasingly popular GLP-1 drugs. David J. Phillip/AP file Share Doctors should stop relying solely on a patient’s body mass index to diagnose obesity and ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group of experts is denouncing it as a diagnostic tool for obesity.

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