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But that's not necessarily the case: For example, being at risk for type-2 diabetes has different BMI cut-offs across different ethnicities, according to a 2021 study published in The Lancet.
Here's why BMI is a bogus way to evaluate your health and what you should be paying attention to instead, according to experts who spoke to BI in 2022 and prior, before 2025 Lancet report was ...
BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.
On an individual level, BMI has several drawbacks. But it may be a good tool to track rising or falling obesity rates in a population. One reason why people like BMI is its simplicity. However, it ...
A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy.
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI. Here's what they recommend using instead.
BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health. Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic.
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