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

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

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," ...

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

Paper Published: 24 August 2000 Body mass index in a US national sample of Asian Americans: effects of nativity, years since immigration and socioeconomic status DS Lauderdale & PJ Rathouz ...

As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

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

And BMI failed.” The study pulled data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is linked to the national death index. The analysis involved 4,252 people, a representative ...