BMI is Dead, Here’s What to Use Instead

When you go into your doctor’s office for a physical, the first thing they will do is have you step on the scale to check ...
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How to Calculate BMI—And Two Numbers You Should Pay Attention to Instead

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For these reasons as well as the influence of environmental, hormonal, and mental factors, “your body size is not a very good ...
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A Simple Calculation May Predict High Blood Pressure Better Than BMI Can

(Vlad Fratila's Images/Canva) A simple calculation may do a better job than body mass index (BMI) at flagging the risk of ...
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Higher BMI and Waist Circumference Consistently Linked to Worse Cognition

Longitudinal data link higher BMI and waist circumference to poorer cognitive performance in both men and women.
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Is BMI or Body Fat More Important?

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. We’ll start at the very beginning: Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat ...

Study challenges decades-old puzzle about childhood body fat

A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition, offers new insights into a decades-old puzzle in childhood obesity. The ...

Long-term obesity, not one-time BMI, better predicts cardiovascular disease risk, new study says

Long-term exposure to excess weight is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) at a ...

New research challenges 4-decades old obesity theory as to why and how body composition varies in young children

In new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The ...

Study shows higher rate of child obesity in N.M.

Study shows higher rate of child obesity in N.M.