Dr. David Geier joined Good morning Charleston Wednesday to break down a new study and talk about some of the myths surrounding a persons BMI and what measureme ...

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This is not the first time that the CDC has made such a proposal. In 1992 and 2001, similar recommendations were made (e.g., see N Engl J Med 1992; 327:445) but unfortunately never implemented.

Overweight/obese BMI (25 kg/m² or higher) was not associated with a statistically significant higher risk of death from any cause, compared with adults in the healthy BMI range (HR 1.25, 95% CI 0 ...

A new study published in Annals of Family Medicine finds that body-fat percentage is a stronger predictor of 15-year mortality risk in U.S. adults than body mass index (BMI). Although BMI is widely ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

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Suicide rate increased 60% since 2011 among US youth and young adults: CDC report The rate rose from 6.9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 11 per 100,000 in 2021.

If you're an adult, locate your height in inches (remember, there are 12 inches in each foot) and your weight in pounds on the BMI chart at the bottom of the article. Where those numbers intersect ...