A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Stratifying body mass index (BMI) categories by waist circumference (WC) thresholds improves mortality risk prediction in ...

In the study, it was discovered that each increase of 5 kg/m in BMI prompted a 31% higher risk of breast cancer in women who ...

Japan: A large-scale Japanese study has uncovered complex relationships between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference ...

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

A prospective cohort study found that stratifying BMI categories by BMI-specific waist circumference thresholds modestly ...

For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI).

Health and wellness experts unanimously agreed that Body Mass Index (BMI) should not be taken as an accurate indicator of overall health. They said it must be considered within the context of other ...

The higher a person’s BMI, the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmission.

Breast cancer patients may have inferior recurrence-free survival after neoadjuvant chemotherapy if they are overweight or obese at diagnosis.