3 reasons why BMI is not an accurate measure of your health or body weight — and what to use instead

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat ...
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Increase seen in pediatric BMI during pandemic, study finds

ANAHEIM, Calif.­­­—A study that tracked body mass index (BMI) two years prior to the pandemic and one year after the start of the pandemic in a primarily Medicaid pediatric population in Norfolk, ...
Psychology Today

Should Parents Be Worried About BMI Screenings at School?

The beginning was in 2003. Laws requiring school systems to evaluate children using body-mass index (BMI) instruments—a common approach for grouping people based on height and weight—have passed 29 ...
TCTMD

Higher BMI Linked to Lower Mortality, More Metabolic Disorders After PCI

Once again, the obesity paradox appears to be evident, with results of a large cohort of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) suggesting that high body mass index (BMI) is ...
Psychology Today

BMI Is Useless—Try This Instead

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 ...
Medscape

Maternal Body Mass Index, Delivery Route, and Induction of Labor in a Midwifery Caseload

Characteristics of the study cohort are shown in Table 2. The study cohort was predominately Hispanic (52.1%), with 26.9% white, and 18.7% black. Most women were between the ages of 20 and 34 years ...