A Hyderabad doctor shared a story about her home-helper's remarkable fitness. The woman's daily household chores provide a ...

Lead author Dr. Aly Bailey explains that BMI “cannot distinguish between muscle and fat, doesn’t account for where fat is distributed, and ignores important factors like age, sex, and race.” Two ...

A U-shaped relationship was found between BMI and the risk for elevated liver stiffness in older adults, with both lower and higher BMI tied to an increased risk. An optimal BMI range of 21.8-24.3 was ...

GloRilla and T-Pain are set to receive special honors at 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, which will be held on Aug. 5 in Los Angeles. T-Pain will receive the BMI President’s Award in recognition of his ...

Our body mass index is categorized into underweight, normal, overweight, and obese based on data largely from white middle-aged men—decades ago. For decades, we've used body mass index (BMI) to infer ...

Body mass index might be a more accurate measurement than commonly thought. New research shows that a vast majority of people with a BMI signifying obesity have substantial excess body fat. Scientists ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Adults who had an above-average BMI trajectory as ...

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 ...

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all communities ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a widely used tool for categorizing individuals based on their weight relative to their height. While convenient for assessing health risks, its historical origins, ...