Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls ...

A recently-published study suggests that a body "roundness" index may be a better measure of health than body mass index (BMI). The article, called "Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among ...

ANSWER: The body mass index (BMI, which the chart was probably derived from) is a tool used to estimate body shape.

What's your number -- under 25 or over 35? Body mass index (BMI) may not be a term that's on everyone's lips, but it's important for your health to understand what it is and to know your number.

In the world of health metrics, BMI, or Body Mass Index, has long been the go-to measure for assessing obesity. But there's a new metric on the horizon: the Body Roundness Index, or BRI that some say ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." So much importance is placed on a single number: Your body mass index, or BMI, which defines your ...

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A landmark study finds waist-to-height ratio more effective than BMI in identifying obesity risk, as central fat levels rise ...

They tell us about distressing experiences seeing obesity or overweight highlighted as a diagnosis for an encounter in which ...

Most of us know that carrying extra weight takes a toll on the heart, but new research reveals a harder truth. It isn’t just ...