As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

BMI is widely used as a marker of health, but it turns out that it's not all that accurate -- especially for people of color.

New research shows being fit matters more than your weight when it comes to living longer. A groundbreaking study of 400,000 people reveals why doctors should focus less on BMI and more on measuring ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

He lost 40 pounds with intermittent fasting and weight training. How much would shedding 10 more pounds to achieve a Body ...

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat percentage is a measure of ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...