Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health risk — fails in predicting the risk of future death, suggesting the ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...

But a movement to shift away from BMI as a measure of individual health risk alone is gaining steam: Last week, the American Medical Association adopted a new policy on the index, noting ...

The body mass index, or BMI, predates the bathroom scale by more than half a century. But it has not changed with the times. Learn how doctors suggest to measure overall health.

Women living in rural communities have higher rates of menopause symptoms than their city neighbors, research from the University of Washington has found, underscoring the lack of health care ...

Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University. She previously was Baltimore’s health commissioner. CNN: What is BMI?

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will initiate a review at the University of Washington following “recent incidents of antisemitic violence” on its campus. The review, which ...

Obesity is spreading in the United States, as 75% of of adults and almost half of people aged 15-24 are overweight.

NEWS 14 January 2025 New obesity definition sidelines BMI to focus on health Fresh approach to diagnosing the condition looks at how excess body fat affects the body.