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In 2023, the American Medical Association acknowledged that BMI is an “imperfect way to measure body fat.” And an English study from 2021, with a more diverse data set, found that current BMI ...

One new anthropomorphic metric currently having a moment is the body roundness index (BRI). Developed a little over 10 years ago by mathematician and obesity researcher Diana Thomas, PhD (United ...

Now, there's a new formula on the block. The body roundness index (BRI) is gaining traction as a possible replacement for the BMI, with a recent study of more than 30,000 US adults finding a ...

In pursuit of a new and more accurate measure, body roundness index (BRI) has entered the chat with some splashy new studies to back it (more on that in a second). So what is BRI and is it truly ...

The BMI is a measure known as the body mass index. It is a ratio of a person's height and weight and is used to estimate body ...

Called the body roundness index, or BRI, this new screening method uses waist circumference and height to predict overall body fat and visceral fat levels, instead of using weight and height to ...

Facility uses cutting-edge tech that changes how metabolic health is assessed and its impact on heart disease. Read more at ...

Those numbers are then used to estimate the risk of disease and mortality. This measure is called the “body roundness index,” or BRI. Though a 2024 study in JAMA Network Open suggested that BRI was ...

what is the difference between the body mass index (BMI) and body roundness index (BRI)? Plus, why BMI alone isn’t always the best, and what other information should be considered when looking ...

Despite its convenience, BMI has faced increasing criticism. Recent research suggests that another metric, the body roundness index (BRI), might better gauge the health risks associated with obesity.

The body roundness index (BRI) is gaining traction as a possible replacement for the BMI, with a recent study of more than 30,000 US adults finding a correlation between BRI and mortality risk. But ...