However, a new metric, the body roundness index (BRI ... fat and overall body fat distribution more effectively than BMI. The formula is complex, incorporating waist circumference and height ...

For years, body-mass-index (BMI), has been the health metric millions of us have been ... using a detailed multi-stage formula to compare your height to their waist circumference.

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough ... The Lancet report suggests that another metric is far more useful when determining a patient’s overall health ...

Kushner also said that the commission does not recommend doing away with BMI entirely but stressed the importance of also using this other important metric in order to get a more accurate picture ...