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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 ...

At your last physical, your doctor may have recorded your body mass index (BMI). That statistic has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. While it's still helpful, the truth ...

According to standard calculations, my husband's body mass index (BMI) is too high. Yet he is the fittest person I know—an athlete carrying plenty of muscle and very little fat. Therein lies the ...

A new study suggests there may be a better mathematical tool for determining potential health problems linked to body fat than the nearly 200-year-old Body Mass Index. The study, published in the ...

BMI can be a quick screening tool, but it’s far from the full picture of your health. Experts stress the importance of looking at body composition, fat distribution, metabolic markers, and lifestyle ...

New research points to a better way to measure obesity than body mass index. Body mass index was first developed in 1832 and has been the standard way to estimate a person’s body fat since the 1980s.

Many experts, over many years, have questioned the value of using body mass index (BMI) to determine a patient’s health status. “A person’s health is influenced by a complex mix of health behaviors, ...

New research points to a better way to measure obesity than body mass index. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Body mass index was ...