3 reasons why BMI is not an accurate measure of your health or body weight — and what to use instead

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.
Study Finds

‘This Is Astounding’: Overnight, Millions More Americans Could Be Labeled Obese

Adding waist size to BMI raises U.S. obesity rates from 42.9% to 68.6%, according to a major JAMA Network Open study.
Becker's Hospital Review

Study: Lower BMI May Increase Risk of 30-Day Mortality

Patients with a BMI of less than 23.1 showed 40 percent higher odds of 30-day mortality, compared to patients in the middle range (26.3-29.7) for BMI, according to research published in the Archives ...
Medscape

Higher BMI Raises COVID-19 Risk and Hospital Care Costs

Patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and a body mass index (BMI) above the healthy range had longer stays, were more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), and had higher ...

Up to 70% of American Adults Could Be Obese With ‘More Accurate’ Definition

The proposed new definition of obesity incorporates body mass index (BMI) with other measurements like waist circumference.
CNN

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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review

BMI of 35 or higher linked to severe C. diff: 4 key insights

Researchers examined patients admitted with C. diff at a tertiary care center from January 2013 to June 2015. The cohort was stratified by onset of disease using the National Healthcare Safety Network ...
Healio

Prescriptions, PCP contacts, hospital admissions rise with increasing BMI categories

In the United States and the United Kingdom, the number of pharmaceutical prescriptions, primary care physician contacts and hospital admissions increase consistently with higher BMI categories, ...
Business Insider

Inspired Spine Performs Highly Complex Multilevel Spinal Fusion at the University of Minnesota Hospital on a Patient with a BMI of 62.5

BURNSVILLE, Minn., June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- An obese Ohio man suffering debilitating back pain began his search for relief by consulting with four different spine surgeons in his home state.