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

Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now extend to a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37, with ...

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

“The original scale put obesity at a BMI stopping at 37 for children,” Registered Dietitian Lauren Kotrys says. The new chart now covers up to a BMI of 60 for children.

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study. Measuring body fat may be just as easy.

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 ...

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Exploratory analyses categorized participants based on weight loss or gain. Women who lost weight (39.6%) had a higher ...

Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It's widely used in health care and public health to categorize body size and estimate potential ...

The risk for incident gout was analyzed in 131,000 patients with overweight or obesity (mean age, 45 years; 77.3% women; mean BMI, 37.2) who did not have gout before initiating orlistat.

Beyond BMI: Scientists propose a new way to define obesity : Shots - Health News An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed.