An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether someone has obesity, alongside other major changes.

It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy weight. But a new report suggests ...

BMI does not distinguish the composition of the ... research has found that non-Hispanic Black men and women have higher muscle mass and lower body fat percentages than non-Hispanic white people.

because certain groups might face health risks at lower BMI thresholds than others, says study co-author Louise Baur, a paediatrician at the University of Sydney, Australia. Although people with ...

A common breakfast food that many of us add to our cereal each morning is associated with a lower BMI and could even boost your gut health. In fact, the full-fat version of Greek yoghurt is linked ...

For years, body-mass-index (BMI), has been the health metric millions of us have been fixated on when it comes to determining the state of our health. But now experts say we should be focusing on ...

And about 20% of people with serious health effects but lower BMI would now be considered clinically obese, experts said. “It wouldn't dramatically change the percentage of people being defined ...

Its new guidelines say Asian people should aim for a BMI lower than 23. People from black and other minority groups would most likely also benefit from having a BMI less than 23, but should aim ...