Using a 2024 obesity framework, 18.8 percent of the adults previously been categorized as “overweight” now fit under the ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

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 ...

New University of Florida study finds body fat percentage is 78% more accurate than body mass index in predicting mortality risk, challenging the long-standing use of BMI as a health indicator.

Key Takeaways Body fat analysis is a better means of predicting a person’s health than body mass indexBody fat and waist circumference both significantly predicted people’s 15-year risk of ...

Florida State University highlights BMIs limitations in predicting health risks Experts reveal that relying solely on weight may misguide health assessments.

From annual checkups to insurance assessments, BMI has influenced decisions about people’s health across the globe, including in India. However, a growing movement of healthcare professionals ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said one of his picks for a crucial vaccine advisory panel is a professor at George Washington University. But News4 found the doctor hasn ...

On June 13, 2025, the University of Utah and University of Utah Health, in partnership with the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, broke ground on the University of Utah Eccles Health ...

Howard University is seeking to extract the property containing its hospital from its campus plan to allow maximum flexibility in its redevelopment.