AOL

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
The Conversation

Using BMI to measure your health is nonsense. Here’s why

Dr Nicholas Fuller works for the University of Sydney and has received external funding for projects relating to the treatment of overweight and obesity. He is the author and founder of the Interval ...
UPI

Study: Waist-to-hip ratio should replace BMI to measure healthy weight

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...
Indiatimes

Doctors say a simple waist measurement may reveal more about health than weight

The weighing scale has long been seen as the final word on health. A number goes up or down, and people react. But doctors are now asking a simple question: what if that number is not telling the full ...
Yahoo

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index ...
WLWT

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. There's a better way to measure weight

“It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," one doctor says. “It’s scary to think that we may have been using a ...
KSL

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here's a better way to measure weight

BOSTON — When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into ...
Channel 3000

BMI is BAD, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

(CNN) — When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into ...