A recently-published study suggests that a body "roundness" index may be a better measure of health than body mass index (BMI). The article, called "Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among ...

A new report recommends doctors stop using Body Mass Index to diagnose obesity because it isn't nuanced enough. Doctors should consider a patient's overall health instead of their weight, it said. A ...

The BMI scale is B.S. Roughly 54 million Americans — including the entire roster of the AFC Champion Denver Broncos — are healthy despite having body-mass indexes in the “overweight” range, a new ...

Texans quarterback Matt Schaub is overweight and so is wide receiver Andre Johnson. Arian Foster is obese and needs to lose about 40 pounds, according to the Body Mass Index, or BMI, scale. In fact, ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Updated growth charts released Thursday by the ...

I remember the first time a doctor calculated my body mass index. I was 13 and up until that point had been one of the skinniest kids in my class. But then puberty struck, my hormones went haywire, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead. A new report ...

I remember the first time a doctor calculated my body mass index. I was 13 and up until that point had been one of the skinniest kids in my class. But then puberty struck, my hormones went haywire, ...