What does it mean to have a high body mass index (BMI), according to the World Health Organization?
A high BMI is often linked to an increased risk of various health problems. A BMI above 25 is classified as overweight, while ...
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What Is Body Roundness Index (BRI) That Can Predict Your Health Better Than BMI?
For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the gold standard for measuring body fat and assessing health risks. However, as research evolves, experts are identifying new metrics that offer a ...
BMI Is Broken – A 2,000-Year-Old Discovery Offers a Smarter Way to Measure Body Fat
Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...
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Get Healthy: New efforts weigh utility of relying on BMI in determining obesity
Body mass index (BMI), which is measured by taking a person’s body weight and dividing the square of their height, has long ...
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What Is Body Roundness Index (BRI) That Can Predict Your Health Better Than BMI?
For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the gold standard for measuring body fat and assessing health risks. However, ...
Men face higher cancer risk with this specific body fat measurement
New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...
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BMI inaccurate for important changes in obesity
Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to evaluate a person’s weight status and determine whether they’re of normal weight, overweight or obese. However, a new study, to be presented at the ...
Waist circumference outshines BMI as obesity-related cancer risk marker in men, but not women
Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...
Your BMI Might Be Lying to You as You Get Older
New research presented at the Congress on Obesity reveals significant differences in body composition among people with ...
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What is SADI? The new weight loss surgery Remi Bader had that removes 80% of the stomach
What is SADI? The new weight loss surgery Remi Bader had that removes 80% of the stomach - Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch ...
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Is BMI still useful as we age?
Body Mass Index (BMI) is widely used to assess weight status and define obesity. However, new research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) suggests BMI may become less ...