Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat percentage is a measure of ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

It’s time to rethink what ‘obesity’ means as an international group of experts says the body mass index has limited value ...

The researchers calculated fat stored in muscles through the ratio of intermuscular fat to total muscle plus fat, and termed ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...