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BMI can't detect visceral fat—the deep abdominal fat wrapped around your organs that drives heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and death. New 2024–2025 research shows how to measure and eliminate it.
Forget BMI. The waist-to-height ratio has been proven to predict heart failure and disease risk far more accurately, and it takes 30 seconds to measure.
A 2025 Lancet Commission expanded obesity criteria beyond BMI to include waist measurements. Obesity prevalence jumped from 43% to 70%—and caught hidden health risks that BMI missed completely.
New 2025 University of Florida study proves BMI has zero correlation with 15-year mortality risk. Body fat percentage is 78% more accurate. Here's what you need to know.
BMI gets a bad rap, but it's actually a useful starting point for understanding your health. Here's what it measures, what it misses, and why you should care.