Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Recent research — notably data from the University of Pennsylvania — has confirmed that BMI is a less accurate indicator of health than many once thought, largely because BMI can’t tell you ...

The course, titled 'Health Equity and Justice,' was held at Missouri's Washington University School of Medicine this past summer - and some of its alleged lessons were laid bare by Fox News.

Higher BMI is associated with higher health risk, but it's not a health state," says Dr. Deborah Burnet, a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago who didn't work on the study. Sponsor ...

WASHINGTON — A high BMI, or body mass index, is one of the underlying health conditions that can qualify you for a vaccine in D.C., Virginia, and now in Maryland. With about 40% of U.S. adults ...

BMI is a good measure of health after all, new study finds. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 12 / 181211112934.htm ...