Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

Body fat percentage (BF%) may be a better predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in individuals aged 20-49 years than BMI, according to a new study published in the Annals of Family ...

More information: Arch G. Mainous et al, Body Mass Index vs Body Fat Percentage as a Predictor of Mortality in Adults Aged 20-49 Years, The Annals of Family Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1370/afm.240330 ...

BMI has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks, but a new study suggests it may not be the best method.

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. There's a better way to measure weight “It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate ...

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