Your BMI Might Be Wrong: Study Finds Millions Are Misclassified

The greatest mismatch occurred in the underweight group. Two-thirds (13 of 19; 68.4%) of those classified as underweight by BMI (under 18.5) were found to be in a different category when assessed with ...

BMI ‘misclassifying’ people as overweight or obese, new study warns

BMI ‘misclassifying’ people as overweight or obese, new study warns - Researchers in Italy compared the tool to scans which ...
Science Daily

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

A new study suggests that one of the most widely used health metrics, BMI, may be getting it wrong for a large portion of the ...
LBC

Body Mass Index tests 'misclassifying' people as overweight or obese, new report suggests

The body mass index (BMI) system may be incorrectly categorising people as overweight or obese, according to a new study.

BMI system could 'misclassify' people as overweight or obese, says study

People may be misdiagnosed as overweight or obese under the body mass index (BMI) system, a study suggests.
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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 ...
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Is BMI an accurate measure of body fat?

India, March 30 -- The conventional body mass index (BMI) system by the World Health Organization frequently misidentifies ...