Because it is easy to measure and compare, BMI has long been used as a tool to diagnose obesity. But it doesn’t offer a full picture of a person’s health, because it doesn’t account for ...

Body mass index (BMI) is one of the most ubiquitous yet controversial metrics in medicine. A crude measure of weight relative to height, BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity—even though many ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...

But this measure, called body mass index, or BMI, lacks nuance and fails to tell whether a person is truly healthy, a global commission of medical experts said in a paper published Tuesday in The ...

The proposed changes, announced on Wednesday, have been five years in the making and aim to reframe obesity by moving beyond Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations. The authors determined that ...

But a new report suggests that BMI should no longer be used as a measure of an individual's health. BMI is calculated using a person's weight and height, and doctors may tell those who fall into ...

Queensland-based Sarah Cox recalls that in 2018, her doctor advised her to lose weight because her body mass index (BMI) was too high, despite her feeling healthy and experiencing no physical ...

He was rushed to University Hospital Coventry and continues to receive treatment for injuries this evening (January 17). Medics also assessed the lorry driver, who was found to have sustained ...

Staff have slammed the 'poor' parking facilities at University Hospital Coventry. Vehicles were submerged in water when the city was hit by heavy downpours on Monday (January 6). Employee Ellen ...

BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.