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

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

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BMI (body mass index) has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. The truth is a little more complicated, doctors say. ... Take athletes for example.

“If BMI is used to help determine life insurance rates, for example, you might have women of color who have a larger body size but are metabolically healthy get higher premiums compared to other ...

BMI is the go-to obesity metric, but there is increasing acknowledgment that it's an imperfect measure and can differ with ethnicity, sex, and body frame; hence, the growing chorus for alternatives.

For example, BMI is not helpful in making a diagnosis of common viruses or strep pharyngitis. Second, BMI does not take into account distribution of fat or muscularity, ...

For example, if you are very muscular, your BMI may indicate that you are overweight when you are in fact very healthy,” says Dr McGrattan. But it’s always worth checking if you’re not sure, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine body mass index (BMI) and the proportion overweight and obese among adults age 18–59 in the six largest Asian American ethnic groups (Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian ...

For example, many professional athletes are considered clinically obese based on the BMI scale, because it cannot distinguish the weight of muscle from the weight of fat. Taylor Mooney contributed ...

Although a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is associated with "healthy weight," it doesn't take into account that people differ in body shape and composition.

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