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Everything you've been told about "curvy" health is misleading: Why BMI no longer works

If you've ever stood on a scale at the doctor's office only to be told your health status based on a single number, you're ...
CNET

Your BMI Doesn't Matter as Much as You Think. Here's Why

Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She's written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women's Health, Business Insider, and ...
Yahoo

BMI alone is a poor indicator of health, the AMA says. These metrics may be better.

Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls ...
STAT

Study finds BMI, despite flaws, is useful estimate of body fat in children

The body mass index has long been slammed as a blunt instrument for evaluating health, even more so with new obesity drugs changing the conversation about weight and well-being. Now a study reasserts ...
Healio

Tirzepatide may improve ASCVD risk in those who achieve lower BMI

Individuals who achieved a BMI of less than 25 kg/m2 in the SURMOUNT trials of tirzepatide also experienced significant ...

New BMI uses AI to reveal hidden metabolic disorders

Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Gothenburg have developed a novel approach to assessing an individual ...
STAT

Why it won’t be so easy for medicine to displace BMI

The policy that the American Medical Association adopted this week to de-emphasize the use of BMI is part of a growing movement away from the single, weight-based metric and toward a broader way of ...
Medscape

BMI Is a Flawed Measure of Obesity. What Are Alternatives?

"BMI is trash. Full stop." This controversial tweet, which received thousands of likes and retweets, was cited in a recent Medscape perspective by one doctor on when physicians might stop using body ...
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BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
Live Science

BMI alone is an 'imperfect' measure of fat, leading medical association says

The American Medical Association released a new policy on how doctors should use body mass index (BMI), acknowledging the metric's inherent flaws. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
Medical News Today

Is an overweight BMI linked to higher risk of all-cause mortality?

Share on Pinterest Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be an appropriate indicator of all-cause mortality risk, according to a new study. Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images A new study casts further doubt ...
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Calling BS on BMI: How can we tell how fat we are?

When Kate Townsend took her kids for their back-to-school health checkups last month, she got a surprise. The Western Springs, Illinois, mother of three wanted to make sure their vaccinations were ...