New BMI tool? This new calculation could change how we measure obesity

A new calculation could be more accurate than BMI and could change how we measure obesity.
Yahoo

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index ...
Yahoo

BMI alone is a poor indicator of health, the AMA says. These metrics may be better.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty ...
Medical Xpress

BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management. An obesity medicine physician explains

Amid the buzz around weight loss drugs and rising rates of obesity worldwide, many health care professionals are questioning one of the key measures that has long been used to define obesity. On June ...
UPI

Study: Waist-to-hip ratio should replace BMI to measure healthy weight

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...
Psychology Today

Should Pediatricians Use BMI to Measure Children’s Weight?

Because obesity is a complex problem, we must be cautious when we accept easy answers for why children are gaining weight rapidly. Suppose we believe obesity is simply due to eating too much and not ...