Body mass index has long been a standard, but controversial, measurement of weight and health. Share full article. 563. Credit... Getty Images. By Dani Blum. June 15, 2023.

It wasn’t until 1972, when physiologist Dr. Ancel Keys proposed it as an estimate of body fat, that it got its more recognizable name: the body mass index, or BMI.

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 main diagnostic test for obesity — the body mass index — accounts for only height and weight, leaving out a slew of factors that influence body fat and health.

The body mass index, or BMI, estimates a patient's body fat using their height and weight and has been used for years to gauge someone's risk for obesity-related health conditions.

Body mass index has long been used by doctors as the standard method for measuring health – and often still is. But earlier this month, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new ...

New University of Florida study finds body fat percentage is 78% more accurate than body mass index in predicting mortality risk, challenging the long-standing use of BMI as a health indicator.

Earlier this month, the American Medical Association adopted a new policy on the use of body mass index (BMI), which has been widely used since 1972, in clinical settings.The AMA suggests that ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not provide the most accurate screening for skeletal muscle deficits among youth with pediatric‐onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in the Journal of ...

The use of body mass index, or BMI, has been integrated into the United States healthcare system for decades, and experts are speaking up about it being a flawed standard of health, ...

More information: Peggy Ler, Disentangling the body bass index, metabolic health and aging connection: weighty matters (2024). DOI: 10.69622/26893969.v1 Provided by Karolinska Institutet ...

Body mass index ignores other markers of good health. GettyImages What’s wrong with the BMI? Using a mathematical formula to give a full picture of someone’s health is just not possible.