NPR

BMI is flawed. Try a body composition test

For decades, health experts have relied on body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height, to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. But sometimes, you need more than ...
UVA Today

Obesity rates are rising, despite GLP-1s. What does it mean?

In every single state, researchers expect at least 35% of adults to have a body mass index of 30 or higher, the threshold ...
Medical Xpress

Should we ditch BMI and use the 'body roundness index' instead?

Body mass index (better known as BMI) has long been used to get a quick and easy snapshot of a person's body fat levels. To calculate someone's BMI, you divide their weight in kilograms by their ...
NPR

Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here's what to know

The scale has never been a friend to Mana Mostatabi. Even back in high school, when she ran a quick 100m on the varsity track team, her BMI – a ratio of weight to height – put her in the overweight ...
The Conversation

The body mass index can’t tell us if we’re healthy. Here’s what we should use instead

Charles Sturt University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. BMI is an internationally recognised screening method for sorting people into one of four weight categories: underweight ...
The Conversation

Should we ditch BMI and use the ‘body roundness index’ instead?

Alice Bullas receives funding from UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme, for a project on 'evaluation of body measurement methods for children living with obesity'. She is affiliated with the ...