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 disease, while BMI did not. Men with 27% or more body fat and women with 44% ...

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 ...