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

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

Recent research — notably data from the University of Pennsylvania — has confirmed that BMI is a less accurate indicator of health than many once thought, largely because BMI can’t tell you ...

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 ...

BMI is a good measure of health after all, new study finds. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 12 / 181211112934.htm ...

WASHINGTON — A high BMI, or body mass index, is one of the underlying health conditions that can qualify you for a vaccine in D.C., Virginia, and now in Maryland. With about 40% of U.S. adults ...