Study finds BMI ‘deeply flawed’ for predicting death risk versus body fat
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Some children at obesity clinics have BMI of 50
Getty Images A disproportionate number of children referred to NHS excess weight clinics in England are from the…
Researchers identify two specific factors most important for slashing cancer risk – and it’s not BMI
Keeping a slim waist while exercising regularly is most effective for keeping cancer at bay, research suggests. One…
Obesity is a ‘complex’ problem that goes beyond BMI, experts say
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Want to know if your body fat is in the healthy range? Experts say BMI is not the way
People with higher body mass indexes say they’re relieved by experts’ new guidance to downplay the use of…
Beyond BMI: Scientists propose a new way to define obesity : Shots
Liudmila Chernetska/iStockphoto/Getty Images An international committee of scientists has proposed a change to the way obesity is defined…
Move aside BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds
Embargoed until Tuesday 6:30 PM. A new report on how to diagnose obesity will be published by a…
Global report urges more accurate definition of obesity than BMI
Getty Images People with excess body fat can still be active and healthy, experts say There is a…
20 years since schools started flagging students' BMI, obesity has only risen
Arkansas was the first state to start sending letters home flagging students’ Body Mass Index. Twenty years later,…
Forget BMI – your ‘body roundness index’ says more about your health, use our calculator to measure yours
For years, body-mass-index (BMI), has been the health metric millions of us have been fixated on when it…