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 ...
WebMD

How Accurate Is Body Mass Index, or BMI?

What's your number -- under 25 or over 35? Body mass index (BMI) may not be a term that's on everyone's lips, but it's important for your health to understand what it is and to know your number.
ZME Science on MSN

Doctors Say This One Simple Body Measurement Beats BMI at Predicting Heart Disease

For years, body mass index (BMI) has been the standard tool for assessing obesity and cardiovascular risk. But new research ...
CNN

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 ...
The New York Times

Medical Group Says B.M.I. Alone Is Not Enough to Assess Health and Weight

Body mass index has long been a standard, but controversial, measurement of weight and health. By Dani Blum The American Medical Association voted to adopt a new policy on Tuesday encouraging doctors ...
WUNC

BMI is a limited measurement for body composition. Could BIA be the replacement?

Body mass index, or BMI, has been the go-to way to determine if people are overweight. It simply requires measuring height and weight. But for years, doctors have wrestled with how much to rely on BMI ...
The Southern Illinoisan

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

The issue is that BMI measures health risk by calculating height and weight. However, muscle and bone weigh more than fat, so BMI measurements can overestimate the danger for people with a muscular ...