Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

An individual is considered obese if their BMI is 30 or above, overweight if it is between 25 and 29.9, of “normal” weight in the range of 18.5 to 24.9, or underweight if lower than 18.5.

Recent research found that BMI is not a good predictor of mortality, adding to a growing body of evidence against the health ...

But a movement to shift away from BMI as a measure of individual health risk alone is gaining steam: Last week, the American Medical Association adopted a new policy on the index, noting ...

Body mass index, or BMI, is often promoted as a key measure of health, but clinicians are increasingly understanding its flaws and moving toward more comprehensive markers. In 2023, research in the ...

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 ...

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 ...