Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

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

“BMI does not come from science or medicine,” said Dr. Fatima Stanford, an obesity medicine specialist and the equity director of the endocrine division at Massachusetts General Hospital.

“BMI is a very crude measure,” says Dr. Richard Joseph, a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital who specializes in metabolic health. “It doesn’t tell me much about your underlying ...

“BMI does not come from science or medicine,” said Dr. Fatima Stanford, an obesity medicine specialist and the equity director of the endocrine division at Massachusetts General Hospital.

BMI can’t tell what percentage of a person’s weight is from their fat, muscle, or bone. That’s why muscular athletes often have a high BMI despite having little body fat, De Filippis says.

Tara Sawyer was told the local hospital would not be able to provide her with maternity care due to her high BMI. Left ...

Semaglutide therapy in patients with obese heart failure leads to marked weight loss and notable gains in mood, function, and ...

Findings showed patients on setmelanotide saw a mean BMI reduction of 16.5% from baseline compared with a 3.3% increase for those on placebo at week 52 (placebo-adjusted difference, -19.8%; P <.0001).

BMI, or body mass index, ... Such machines can cost between $45,000 and $80,000, so patients typically travel to a hospital or specialty center to get the scan, Orlando said.

In BMI world, a body mass between 18.5 and 24.9 is a healthy weight, between 25 and 29.9 is overweight, between 30 and 34.9 is obese, between 35 and 39.9 is class 2 obesity, and anything greater ...