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.

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

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

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

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all ...

This small but meaningful change seen in California may add up to a generational impact on consumption, but only time will ...

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

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

Many young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery, according to a study published online in th ...

Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in ...

Body weight cycling, also known as “yo-yo dieting,” is associated with a 25%-36% increased risk for diabetic kidney disease ...

Today, a person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (BMI – calculated by dividing someone's weight, in kilograms, by the square of their height, in meters) of 30 or higher.