Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. Prostock-studio ...

BMI is not everything, and the scale number is not definitive, "it has been wrongly defined as such", argues Ciudin. What is important then? "The excess of adiposity and its clinical impact ...

The most prevalent complications among newly identified people with obesity were hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and ...

As per a prospective cohort study, waist circumference along with BMI modestly improves the prediction of which postmenopausal women are at a higher risk for premature death.

A prospective cohort study found that stratifying BMI categories by BMI-specific waist circumference thresholds modestly ...

The higher a person’s BMI, the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmission.

Medical experts, including sports physicians from Medilux, emphasize that BMI should never be treated as a target in ...

Breast cancer patients may have inferior recurrence-free survival after neoadjuvant chemotherapy if they are overweight or obese at diagnosis.

Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index (BMI) also had confirmed excess adiposity. ... April 21, 2025 report.

Arkansas was the first state to start sending letters home flagging students' Body Mass Index. ... But since then, the state's childhood obesity rates have risen from 21- to 24%.