Forget BMI—there's a 2,000-year-old technique for measuring body fat that's more useful
It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...
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Want To Know If You’re Overweight? Forget BMI—Measure This, Says a Team of Experts
BMI is a 53-year-old metric that experts suggest needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine ...
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BMI (Body Mass Index)
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on your weight in relation to your height, and applies to most adult men and women aged 20 and over. For children aged 2 and over, BMI ...
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Unhealthy childhood could affect brain later in life, study suggests
Having an unhealthy childhood appears to lead to changes to parts of the brain which have been linked with dementia.
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Jordan Burling death: Teen had 'lowest BMI doctor had seen'
Paramedics tried to save Jordan Burling at his Leeds home in 2016, with police later called to the address An emaciated 18-year-old man who died in his Leeds home had the lowest body mass index ...