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 ...

Chronic disease risk has long been measured by body mass index (BMI)—height in relation to weight—but a new Chinese study indicates that body roundness index (BRI) might be better. In a study of ...

While body mass index (BMI) has long been a go-to measure of a person's health, used by doctors and health insurers alike, a new approach is taking hold. Body roundness index, or BRI, is gaining ...

While body mass index (BMI) has long been a go-to measure of a person's health, used by doctors and health insurers alike, a new approach is taking hold. Body roundness index, or BRI, is gaining ...

"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 ...

The results of a recent study suggest that higher body roundness index trajectories may increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular diseases account for millions of deaths ...

MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A higher body roundness index (BRI) trajectory is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online ...