"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 ...

DALLAS, Sept. 25, 2024 — Having a high body roundness index (BRI) over a 6-year period was associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease for adults older than age 45, ...

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 ...

Imagine trying to work out if you are dangerously overweight without once hopping on to the bathroom scales. That's what a new method for determining body size aims to do, using a formula that divides ...

A recent article in the New York Times brought attention to a new health screening tool: the BRI, or the Body Roundness Index. Hurray! Let’s kick the dreaded and flawed Body Mass Index (BMI) to the ...

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- “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 ...

A newly published study presented an alternative to the body mass index measurement called the body roundness index. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar explains scrutiny over BMI and how ...

"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. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News ...

Abdominal body fat could hint at cardiovascular disease risk even when other health factors are not considered, a new study finds. Having a high body roundness index (BRI) over a 6-year period was ...