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

The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon thanks to a new set of standards.

Doctors have primarily relied on body mass index, or BMI ... a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of ...

because certain groups might face health risks at lower BMI thresholds than others, says study co-author Louise Baur, a paediatrician at the University of Sydney, Australia. Although people with ...

Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University. She previously was Baltimore’s health commissioner. CNN: What is BMI? What are the advantages and ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass index, that could change clinical care.