The 'go-to' way many clinicians measure healthy weight may be deeply flawed, according to new research. A population study from the University of Florida (UF) has found that BMI, or body mass index, ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Also known as “BMI,” it is a calculated measure of a person's body weight divided by their height to determine obesity. BMI ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity.

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all ...

BMI fails to predict long-term mortality risk, while direct body fat measurement via bioelectrical impedance is a far more accurate indicator. The study, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity.

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 ...

A healthy BMI for Asian people ranges from 18.5 to 23.9, a full point lower than the standard range. And Asian people are considered obese at a BMI of 27 or higher, compared to the standard BMI ...

But some experts have criticised the BMI as a flawed system, ... The Standard Group Center,Mombasa Road. P.O Box 30080-00100,Nairobi, Kenya. Telephone number: 0203222111, 0719012111; ...