People classed as “overweight” according to BMI can be perfectly healthy. But there are better measures of fat, and physicians are finally using them ...

If you've ever stood on a scale at the doctor's office only to be told your health status based on a single number, you're not alone. For decades, we've been conditioned to believe that Body Mass ...

Measuring your waist to height ratio may be a better predictor of health than traditional measures like body mass index (BMI), scientists have suggested. A landmark analysis of over 120,000 people ...

In 1883, body mass index, more commonly referred to as BMI, was first developed by a statistician who was trying to determine the average size of the European white male. He randomly used weight ...

Medical expenditures increase with BMI deviations from the healthy range, impacting both underweight and overweight individuals. The study found that older adults and females experience higher ...

* Waist circumference predicts mortality risk better than BMI in men * Normal weight men with abdominal fat face higher cardiometabolic risk * Visceral fat triggers silent //hormonal and metabolic ...