Ars Technica

Body mass index gets smack down: AMA calls out harms and “racist exclusion”

Body mass index has for decades been used as a shorthand for assessing body fat and weight-related health risks. But for about just as long, critics have noted the simple calculation is laden with ...
NBC News

BMI has its flaws. Is the 'body roundness index' any better?

New research points to a better way to measure obesity than body mass index. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Body mass index was ...
Healthline

Is Body Roundness Index the New BMI? What It Says About Your Health

Share on Pinterest A recent study finds people with a high or low Body Roundness Index have an increased risk of death. Zing Images/Getty Images Body Roundness Index is a novel body composition ...
Medical News Today

BMI vs. BRI: Why body roundness may be a better indicator of heart disease risk

Share on Pinterest New research suggests that body roundness may be a better indicator of health in some cases. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images The body mass index (BMI) considers the height-weight ...
CNN

The good, bad and ugly about BMI

It’s a dirty word for some: BMI. Short for body mass Index, BMI is nothing more than a crude measurement of a person’s body fat based on height and weight. It was invented for researchers to use on ...
CNN

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

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
People

Why Body Mass Index Is a Historically Flawed Health Standard for People of Color

BMI has been integrated into the U.S. healthcare system for decades, but experts explain that the standard did not historically consider people of color Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on ...
The Conversation

The body mass index can’t tell us if we’re healthy. Here’s what we should use instead

BMI is an internationally recognised screening method for sorting people into one of four weight categories: underweight (BMI less than 18.5), normal weight (18.5 to 24.9), overweight (25.0 to 29.9) ...
TCTMD

Can ‘Body Roundness Index’ Replace BMI? That Depends, Say Experts

During the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Ilona Maher was a breakout star, an athletic marvel who possessed an astonishing combination of speed and strength. As the 27-year-old member of Team ...
Forbes

BMI Calculator: Check Your Body Mass Index

Sarah is an experienced writer and editor enthusiastic about helping readers live their healthiest and happiest lives. Before joining Forbes Health, Sarah worked as a writer for various digital ...
The Conversation

Body mass index: why practitioners are relying on it less when looking at a patient’s health

Body mass index has long been used by doctors as the standard method for measuring health – and often still is. But earlier this month, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy that ...