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

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

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...

For many years, obesity would be diagnosed based on a person’s BMI (Body Mass Index). But the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission — which is endorsed by 75 medical organisation around the ...

Share on Pinterest A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy.

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

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

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