Body mass index (BMI), which is measured by taking a person’s body weight and dividing the square of their height, has long ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...

Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

Objective Asthma and type 2 diabetes are two important causes of morbidity globally. We examined both the association of type ...

However, a new study has found that BMI has its challenges as being the sole measure of obesity. The study to be presented at ...

Is BMI a misleading tool for measuring obesity? However, longitudinal studies will be necessary to confirm these observations and refine the tools for measuring obesity across the ages.