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BMI vs. BRI: Why body roundness may be a better indicator of heart disease risk

Share on Pinterest New research suggests that body roundness may be a better indicator of health in some cases. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images The body mass index (BMI) considers the height-weight ...
Scientific American

Better Ways Than BMI to Measure Obesity

The term BMI is all over health care. The abbreviation stands for body mass index, a simple number that has evolved into a ubiquitous medical tool for obesity screening. For example, a BMI from 18.5 ...
The Conversation

Should we ditch BMI and use the ‘body roundness index’ instead?

Body mass index (better known as BMI) has long been used to get a quick and easy snapshot of a person’s body fat levels. To calculate someone’s BMI, you divide their weight in kilograms by their ...
The Conversation

The body mass index can’t tell us if we’re healthy. Here’s what we should use instead

BMI is an internationally recognised screening method for sorting people into one of four weight categories: underweight (BMI less than 18.5), normal weight (18.5 to 24.9), overweight (25.0 to 29.9) ...
BMJ Open

Variations in symptoms, endoscopy use and emergency diagnosis of colorectal cancer by body mass index: a retrospective cohort study using linked electronic heal…

Objectives Body mass index (BMI) confers a higher risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) and may influence cancer diagnostic ...