BMI has long been controversial among healthcare professionals—yet the obsession with how to calculate BMI persists. For these reasons as well as the influence of environmental, hormonal, and mental ...

The reason BMI is not very usable for measuring an individuals health is that the BMI only takes a persons weight and height ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Body composition offers a clearer picture of health than ...

Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls ...

In daily practice, physicians need a quick and simple way to assess whether a patient's weight presents a health risk. For decades, the body mass index (BMI) has been used for this purpose, with ...

During the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Ilona Maher was a breakout star, an athletic marvel who possessed an astonishing combination of speed and strength. As the 27-year-old member of Team ...

In the world of health metrics, BMI, or Body Mass Index, has long been the go-to measure for assessing obesity. But there's a new metric on the horizon: the Body Roundness Index, or BRI that some say ...

A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

Everyone from doctors to life insurance companies use the system that was invented by a white man more than 200 years ago. When you were screened at your last checkup, your doctor may have classified ...

Obesity is defined as excessive accumulation of adipose tissue, which worsens well-being and increases the risk of chronic ...