Why you need to ditch BMI for better ways to assess your health
BMI or Body Mass Index used to be a standard way to measure health and fitness. Learn why this is now outdated and the better ...
Amid criticisms of BMI, body roundness index emerges as an alternative
Body roundness index, or BRI, is gaining prominence as a way of predicting one's health risk by taking into account more than just a person's height and weight, which are the sole factors used to ...
The 'Body Roundness Index' Is Touted As The New BMI — And It's Got A Big Problem
According to doctors and dietitians, BRI may essentially be the same inaccurate measure in different clothing.
What to know about body roundness index, an alternative to BMI
Body roundness index, or BRI, is gaining prominence as a way of predicting one's health risk by taking into account more than ...
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Does Preconception BMI Affect Time to Pregnancy and Miscarriage Risk?
"We observed in this cohort study that BMI outside of the normal category in women and men was associated with lower ...
Study Reveals Why Poor More Affected By Heart Disease
Heart disease affects poorer communities more than the rest of the U.S., mostly because of just four factors, a study has found.
Healthy Weight Improves Fertility in Men and Women, Study Says
The researchers found that a higher BMI in both women and men was associated with lower fertility, meaning it took longer for those couples to get pregnant. In general, the higher the BMI, the longer ...
Is Your Weight Healthy? BMI Alone Can’t Answer That Question
Visceral fat, which tends to be concentrated deep in the abdominal region around important internal organs and leads to ...
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We’ve been measuring BMI since the 70s—but is the flawed metric still helpful?
Our body mass index is categorized into underweight, normal, overweight, and obese based on data largely from white ...