For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study. Measuring body fat may be just as easy.

First introduced in the 19th century, body mass index has been used to define obesity in the U.S. for decades. Now, a new study questions the centuries-old standard. Two in five U.S. adults are living ...

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