Adults over 65 at the high end of the healthy body mass index (BMI) range were at lower risk of mortality, and those at the low end were at highest risk, according to a recent meta-analysis. The ...

When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight. With this data, the computer spits out your body mass index (BMI) number.

A new study suggests that one of the most widely used health metrics, BMI, may be getting it wrong for a large portion of the ...

September 16, 2009 — Waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WHR) may be a better predictor of all-cause mortality in older adults vs body mass index (BMI), according to the results of a study reported in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with diabetes of any BMI have lower mortality risk if they are more physically fit, although the “obesity ...

Researchers using the gold-standard DEXA to measure body fat percentage showed that BMI misclassified a notable proportion of ...