As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

Oil prices edged up on Thursday after Saudi Arabia's state oil company raised its March crude prices sharply, but the gains ...

We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

These evaluations measure how efficiently the body converts nutrients into energy, assessing mitochondrial function, insulin ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...

Despite BMI’s ubiquity of use by health care professionals, it’s far from a perfect measure. To begin with, it measures total weight, rather than the weight attributed to fatty tissue.