BMI

A Simple Calculation May Predict High Blood Pressure Better Than BMI Can

New research challenges four-decades old obesity theory as to why and how body composition varies in young children before BMI continuously increases from age 6 years – ‘the adiposity rebound’ - EurekAlert!

Stress, BMI, and hormones linked to earlier puberty in girls - EurekAlert!

Study finds link between low birthweight and increased stroke risk in young adults, independent of BMI and gestational age - EurekAlert!

Scientists say BMI gets it wrong for over one third of adults

General population study shows that BMI classification system wrongly identifies some people as having overweight or obesity - eurekalert.org

Your BMI Might Be Wrong: Study Finds Millions Are Misclassified

Extra belly weight, not BMI, was a stronger predictor of heart failure risk, inflammation - EurekAlert!

How worried should you be about your BMI?

Rethinking our approach to BMI highlights the need for speed

We’re finally abandoning BMI for better ways to assess body fat

Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can

For immediate release: High BMI could increase dementia risk, study finds - EurekAlert!

Think your BMI reflects your health? Think again, study warns - EurekAlert!

Vegan diets significantly reduced body weight (23lb/10kg), BMI, LDL/total cholesterol, and HbA1c - likely mediated by enhanced satiety, reduced saturated fat intake, improved insulin sensitivity, and gut microbiota modulation, systematic review and meta-analyses of RCTs finds

A 10-week, Whole-Food, Plant-Based diet community intervention significantly decreased weight, BMI, HbA1c and cholesterol. The intervention produced a weight loss of 5 kg post-treatment, with 3 kg weight loss sustained at 36 months.

Body fat percentage beats BMI in predicting 15-year mortality risk among U.S. adults ages 20 to 49 - EurekAlert!

BMI in children before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic - EurekAlert!

BMI Is an Awful Predictor of Early Death. We've Had a Better Option For Decades.

Greater consumption of healthful plant foods, reduced consumption of animal-source foods, and less consumption of unhealthful plant foods are important for hypertension prevention [up to 45%] in the Brazilian population [n=3192] after adjusting for demographic factors, lifestyle variables, and BMI.