Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

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

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

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

The global prevalence of OA attributed to high BMI has steadily increased over the past 3 decades, particularly among women and in high-SDI regions.

For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI), according ...

BMI is a measurement of a person's leanness or corpulence based on their height and weight, and is intended to quantify tissue mass. BMI is used to classify adults under the following categories – ...