Medindia

BMI Doesn't Define Health, New Study Warns

BMI doesn't tell the full story of health, says a new University of Waterloo study. The measure may reinforce bias and ...
Psychology Today

A Better Way to Determine Your Ideal Weight

It is difficult to have a successful weight-loss journey if you don't know your destination. This post is dedicated to helping you answer a surprisingly difficult question: What is my ideal weight? A ...
The Conversation

The body mass index can’t tell us if we’re healthy. Here’s what we should use instead

Charles Sturt University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. BMI is an internationally recognised screening method for sorting people into one of four weight categories: underweight ...
Ars Technica

Body mass index gets smack down: AMA calls out harms and “racist exclusion”

Body mass index has for decades been used as a shorthand for assessing body fat and weight-related health risks. But for about just as long, critics have noted the simple calculation is laden with ...
The Conversation

Body mass index: why practitioners are relying on it less when looking at a patient’s health

James King is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Obesity David Stensel is co-Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Obesity. He receives research funding from the National ...