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

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

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

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, lacks nuance and fails to tell whether a person is truly healthy, a ...

It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy weight. But a new report suggests ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat percentage is a measure of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and ...

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