A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered the body type that women find most attractive.

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For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI), according ...

The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmissions, according to a study ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Unlike the traditional body mass index (BMI), which is calculated from height and weight and often used to assess obesity and associated health risks, BMI does not capture variations in fat ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...