New research points to a better way to measure obesity than body mass index. Body mass index was first developed in 1832 and has been the standard way to estimate a person’s body fat since the 1980s.

In daily practice, physicians need a quick and simple way to assess whether a patient's weight presents a health risk. For decades, the body mass index (BMI) has been used for this purpose, with ...

A study of 200,000 adults suggests that a metric accounting for waist circumference and height is a strong predictor of ...

BMI. You’ve probably heard of the abbriviation, maybe even said it yourself. And you might know that it stands for Body Mass ...