The body mass index (BMI) system may be incorrectly categorising people as overweight or obese, according to a new study.

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...

Excess fat stored around the waist is more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI).

For decades, health experts have relied on body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height, to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. But sometimes, you need more than ...

In the world of health metrics, BMI, or Body Mass Index, has long been the go-to measure for assessing obesity. But there's a new metric on the horizon: the Body Roundness Index, or BRI that some say ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been a controversial health measurement for years, with critics pointing out that it can be misleading. Still, it's a relatively easy stat for doctors to calculate, so it ...

Share on Pinterest A recent study finds people with a high or low Body Roundness Index have an increased risk of death. Zing Images/Getty Images Body Roundness Index is a novel body composition ...

A newly published study presented an alternative to the body mass index measurement called the body roundness index. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar explains scrutiny over BMI and how ...