A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...

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 ...

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... expert at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

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 ...