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As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

Researchers found that higher maternal BMI in early pregnancy and before delivery were associated with an increased risk of ALL in female offspring, but there were no such associations for male ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Childhood BMI trends — specifically moderate BMI and high BMI variability — were associated with high cortisol concentrations at 17 years of age.

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and gender affect health risks.

The Colorado law, which took effect last year, prevents a person's BMI from determining care or treatment for eating disorders.

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We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), age, body mass index (BMI), and male sex are all associated with development of diabetes.