Recent research highlights the waist-to-height ratio as a more effective measure of obesity risk in older adults compared to BMI. The study suggests that adopting this ratio could improve early ...

New obesity criteria that add waist and body fat measures to BMI could classify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as obese, according ...

As the UK's population continues to age, obesity and obesity-related diseases are an increasing burden on the NHS. However, ...

Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in identification of serious health risks, analysis of over 120,000 people suggests ...

According to researchers, if the circumference of the waist is less than half a person’s height, it is “a good indicator” ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting obesity-related diseases and death. When you purchase through links on our ...

BOSTON — When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into ...

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“It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," one doctor says. “It’s scary to think that we may have been using a ...