A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

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

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV ...

In 1993, using data from white people in Great Britain, ages 16 to 64, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated BMI ...

Learn how your BMI can help identify if your obesity poses serious health risks and what steps to take for better outcomes.

Our reframing acknowledges the nuanced reality of obesity and allows for personalized care,” said Dr. Francesco Rubino of ...

The previous version of this story was published in 2022, when Business Insider spoke to Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford. It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of obesity. A suggested alternative is calculating body fat percentage through ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and ...