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A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

July 8 (UPI) -- Older women carrying excess weight have a higher risk of a life-threatening double-whammy, a new study says.

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

New research reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal ...

Losing weight isn’t always winning at health, say experts challenging the long-standing obsession with BMI and dieting. New ...

A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

A body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or greater is more strongly associated with breast cancer according to new research from ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

HealthDay News — The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI), according to a study published ...