Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

Body fat analysis is a better means of predicting a person’s health than body mass index Body fat and waist circumference both significantly predicted people’s 15-year risk of death BMI did ...

For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI), according ...

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 ...

Importantly, McGarrity notes, weight loss itself wasn’t associated with these positive changes to health. Change in BMI did not correlate with depression, anxiety, or dysregulated eating—implying that ...