Medscape

BMI 'Vastly Underestimates' True Obesity

CHICAGO –Twice as many US adults have obesity based on assessment of their fat volume by DEXA scan compared with measurement of body mass index (BMI), a finding that highlights the shortcomings of BMI ...
New York Post

BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...
NPR

BMI is a limited measurement for body composition. Could BIA be the replacement?

BMI is still commonly used to assess obesity even though research has shown it's not necessarily a reliable metric. A new study proposes doctors instead use technology that can measure body fat. Body ...
CBS News

New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI. A doctor explains.

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations. BMI is a formula that uses a person's height and ...
CNN

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

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 ...
The Hill

American Medical Association says use of BMI metric on its own has done ‘historical harm’

The American Medical Association (AMA) said the use of the body mass index (BMI) metric on its own has done “historical harm” as an “imperfect measure” of bodily health. The AMA said in a post on its ...
STAT

BMI as a barrier to orthopedic surgery doesn’t make sense for patient health

I am getting bent out of shape over surgeons telling patients they cannot get a knee replacement because they are above a certain BMI cutoff. Here’s a familiar scenario: A patient with a high body ...