"It’s better to be healthy than to be skinny. They’re not one and the same," said anesthesiologist Nicole Martin, MD.

A healthy lifestyle has important benefits, but weight alone might not give an adequate picture of someone's health, say ...

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...

BMI fails to predict long-term mortality risk, while direct body fat measurement via bioelectrical impedance ... which is linked to the national death index. The analysis involved 4,252 people, a ...

BIA uses a small, painless electric current to determine your body fat percentage, lean muscle mass, and water content.

34. Mirzababaei A, Abaj F, Khosravinia D, Ghorbani M, Valisoltani N, Clark C, et al. The mediatory effect of inflammatory markers on the association between a body shape index and body roundness index ...

A recent study conducted by the University of Florida suggests that Body Mass Index (BMI) may not be the most reliable ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Ninety-eight police officers under the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) have been classified as obese this month, based on an ...

For many people, no matter what doctor you're seeing, the routine is essentially the same. You enter the room, sit down on the medical exam paper, get your blood pressure taken, then step on the scale ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...