Body mass index, or BMI, is often promoted as a key measure of health, but clinicians are increasingly understanding its flaws and moving toward more comprehensive markers. In 2023, research in the ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...

A simple number has shaped how people think about health and weight for decades. That number is body mass index, or BMI. Doctors, schools, insurance companies, and even personal fitness apps have used ...

For many years, the Body Mass Index (BMI), a simple calculation using only your weight and height, has been the main way to measure body health in medicine. The BMI number affects many things, from ...

Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, arguing that current methods fail to capture the ...

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has been a staple in health assessments for decades, serving as a simple way to measure body composition and estimate health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this ...

The dean of the university’s medical school made the surprise announcement Monday to about 30 grateful undergrads.