Forget BMI – this is the real way to predict how healthy you are, experts say

Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in identification of serious health risks, analysis of over 120,000 people suggests ...
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What BMI does not tell you about your health

The reason BMI is not very usable for measuring an individuals health is that the BMI only takes a persons weight and height ...
NPR

BMI is flawed. Try a body composition test

For decades, health experts have relied on body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height, to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. But sometimes, you need more than ...
Rolling Out

Why BMI doesn’t tell the full story of health

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 communities ...
The Week

Is tape measure more accurate than your BMI?

BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters, and it usually does not ...
Medscape

BMI Is a Flawed Measure of Obesity. What Are Alternatives?

"BMI is trash. Full stop." This controversial tweet, which received thousands of likes and retweets, was cited in a recent Medscape perspective by one doctor on when physicians might stop using body ...