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

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A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Researchers say they have a better way to measure weight than BMI - The cost-effective option is already found in some ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

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

It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," ...

Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight. In general, people are ...

Some of the specialist clinics are using digital technology for weight loss support. For example, children can use 'smart scales' at home which do not show their weight. The data is connected to a ...

Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these are the BMI categories for adults 20 and older: Underweight: BMI is less than 18.5 Healthy Weight: 18.5 to less than 25 Overweight ...