VMPL New Delhi [India] October 10 Maintaining a healthy weight is essential for overall well-being and one of the most ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a widely-used screening tool to estimate body fat using height and weight. It categorizes people as ...

BMI has been revised since to provide different scales for children and teens and adjust ... clinicians use the same formula to calculate BMI for all adults—even though it was developed using ...

Among doctors, “I think there’s an awareness that BMI is not perfect,” Hussain says. But since it’s easy to calculate, “I don’t think BMI is going away.” “It’s a very good ...

The BMI's flawed origins and arbitrary classifications contribute to weight stigma, harm mental health, and promote misguided ...

Because children and teens are still growing and their bodies are changing, the CDC has a specific BMI calculator for kids ages two to 19. It takes into consideration gender and age, as well as ...

Harvard researchers found that children and adolescents who consume beverages with non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs) like ...

BRI, body roundness index, may be a better predictor of disease than body mass index (BMI). Experts explain what BRI is.

Body roundness could be a better predictor of heart health than BMI. A new study suggests that the Body Roundness Index (BRI) ...

Question: I read that physicians were moving away from the body mass index. But at my last physical, my BMI was used. Is my ...

The weight-loss drug liraglutide helped obese children lower their BMI and reach a healthier weight, researchers report. The findings, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine and ...

It's 29.3 percent to be exact, she confidently confirms before explaining that she's been "considered overweight" since she was a child ... BMI does not discern fat from muscle mass. To calculate ...