This precision in risk prediction allows for targeted interventions, potentially reducing unnecessary treatments and improving clinical outcomes.

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

The CDC has a calculator. You can enter your height and weight to learn your ideal BMI. Importantly, there is no formal ...

By contrast, BMI proved entirely unreliable. The study showed no statistically significant association with 15-year mortality risk from any cause, including heart disease, when BMI is used.

The 'go-to' way many clinicians measure healthy weight may be deeply flawed, according to new research. A population study from the University of Florida (UF) has found that BMI, or body mass index, ...

Dengue fever cases nearly double across U.S. in 2024, with California seeing local transmission amid rising Aedes mosquito ...

For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI), according ...

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