Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Body Mass Index

Body mass index (BMI) is a simple anthropometric measure of relative weight, calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters. It is widely used to classify individuals as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese and to estimate population-level health risks, beca…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 43× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-450X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Body mass index (BMI) is a simple anthropometric measure of relative weight, calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters. It is widely used to classify individuals as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese and to estimate population-level health risks, because elevated BMI is associated with greater likelihood of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other conditions, while very low BMI carries its own risks. BMI is valued for being inexpensive and easy to obtain, but it is recognized as an imperfect indicator, since it does not distinguish fat from muscle mass or capture fat distribution, which limits its accuracy in certain individuals. In Obesity Management, BMI is studied both as a screening and monitoring tool and in terms of its limitations and alternatives. The journal's articles include work on new models of body composition, the use of arm span as a height substitute for calculating BMI in older adults, and questions about BMI's applicability to muscular individuals. Further studies examine high-protein diets and fat mass, obesity prevalence in community samples, nutrition education effects on BMI in schoolchildren, predictive markers for weight loss after gastric bypass, adipose-tissue physiology, screening and management of obesity in clinical settings, surrogate indices of insulin sensitivity, hydration assessment, and chronic-disease risk factors, reflecting BMI's central but evolving role in assessing body weight and metabolic risk.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 43 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Obesity Management (ISSN 2574-450X).

Journal editorial board
Amit Surve · United States Paola Aceto · Italy Joseph Fomusi Ndisang · Canada

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