Body Mass Index cannot differentiate between muscle mass, fat and bone density. Doctors suggest other markers and scans to ...

A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...

We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. We’ll start at the very beginning: Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and gender affect health risks.

Although this procedure sure doesn’t seem easy to use in modern days to measure body composition like BMI is, the search for a better and more medically accurate way to measure body mass is ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...