BBC20d
BMI Calculator
The actual calculation is your weight (in kilograms) divided by your height (in metres) squared but it's also easy to read on the chart. BMI can be divided into several categories and generally ...
Indiatimes28d
Is your BMI normal but body fat high? Here's what you can do about it
Researchers highlight that having a normal BMI does not always indicate good health, as high body fat can increase the risk of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. They recommend strength ...
Scientific American29d
BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation
Because it is easy to measure and compare, BMI has long been used as a tool to diagnose obesity. But it doesn’t offer a full picture of a person’s health, because it doesn’t account for ...
Fox News25d
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. "Obesity is a complex ...
Medical News Today29d
Why BMI is not the obesity measurement we need
Share on Pinterest A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy.
Health.com25d
Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI
A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.
Chicago Sun-Times29d
New guidelines encourage doctors to move beyond BMI for diagnosing obesity
Currently, the BMI cutoff is 30 for the increasingly popular GLP-1 drugs. David J. Phillip/AP file Share Doctors should stop relying solely on a patient’s body mass index to diagnose obesity and ...
The Straits Times28d
Malaysian police force ties promotions to BMI as it tackles officers’ bulging waistlines
Malaysia’s police force is once more battling the bulge as it adds body mass index (BMI) – a metric for body fat – as a requirement for climbing up the ranks. Officers in the Royal Malaysian ...
People26d
Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
The report’s findings suggest that BMI — the measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of ...
The Independent29d
Experts row back on ‘flawed’ BMI as millions wrongly diagnosed with obesity
Experts are proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index (BMI). Under new recommendations, obesity would no longer be defined ...
SBS29d
'A terrible tool': The problem with BMI
Queensland-based Sarah Cox recalls that in 2018, her doctor advised her to lose weight because her body mass index (BMI) was too high, despite her feeling healthy and experiencing no physical ...