While BMI considers only height and weight, BRI adds waist and hip circumference for a more precise picture of body composition. “BRI considers the fat held around the abdomen, which is linked to ...

If you had a health check-up recently, you might have been told that you're underweight, overweight or obese based on your body mass index or BMI. But the BMI was never intended as a diagnostic tool.

A recently-published study suggests that a body "roundness" index may be a better measure of health than body mass index (BMI). The article, called "Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among ...

Chronic disease risk has long been measured by body mass index (BMI)—height in relation to weight—but a new Chinese study indicates that body roundness index (BRI) might be better. In a study of ...

BRI compares your waistline to your height, giving a score somewhere between one and 20 For years, we’ve been told that BMI is the final word on whether or not someone can be deemed a healthy weight ...

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine ...

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 ...

"Body roundness" could be a better measure than BMI at predicting how excess weight might affect a person's heart health, a new study finds. People who developed a high Body Roundness Index during a ...

The long-debated method of measuring people’s health using the body mass index (BMI) appears to be on its way out, according to experts and professional athletes alike. In a now-viral TikTok video, ...

Share on Pinterest A recent study finds people with a high or low Body Roundness Index have an increased risk of death. Zing Images/Getty Images Body Roundness Index is a novel body composition ...