BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Excess weight may increase the risk of developing breast cancer among postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease, ...

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

A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis examined the distribution of people by obesity level using the European ...

BMI has long been used as a standard measure of obesity, endorsed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and ...

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...