Children should not be denied help in treating eating disorders on the basis of their body mass index (BMI), the NHS says.

Guidance for GPs and nurses says other factors should be taken into account, such as changes in behaviour ...

Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Gothenburg have developed a novel approach to assessing an individual ...

Waist-to-height ratio identifies age-related obesity risk more accurately than BMI, especially among older adults, says study ...

Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in identification of serious health risks, analysis of over 120,000 people suggests ...

Do muscles make the man? New research reveals that body fat and BMI play a bigger role in male attractiveness than most ...

An AI-based metabolic BMI identifies people with hidden metabolic disease risk missed by traditional BMI. The model shows ...

A national study of Australian undergraduates suggests that spending more than 10 hours a week gaming is associated with ...

A dietician has cautioned against placing too much emphasis on a single measurement when evaluating your overall health. Evan ...

Unlike BMI, which does not distinguish between fat and muscle mass, the waist-to-height ratio better reflects visceral fat -- ...