Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

For many people, no matter what doctor you're seeing, the routine is essentially the same. You enter the room, sit down on the medical exam paper, get your blood pressure taken, then step on the scale ...

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

Researchers from King’s College London evaluated 25 different measurements of body fat and found that those related to the ...

Discover how smoking during pregnancy may increase childhood obesity risk, according to new research from Washington State ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has been used by medical professionals since the 1990s to classify whether individuals are a healthy ...

According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, body composition is associated with symptoms ...

Experts believe the study highlights the need for more targeted health evaluations beyond BMI, especially as belly fat ...