More Accurate Predictors of Health

A person whose BMI indicates they are overweight or obese is generally considered unhealthy. But 2016 research suggested that this was incorrect for 75 million Americans.

• Researchers found that 54 million Americans that were classed as overweight or obese were perfectly healthy when th...

• BMI is not an accurate predictor of health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.
• In addition, BMI cannot accurately predict the health of different demographics and races because it was created with data from only white Europeans.
• Measu...

Exercise is the one thing that can improve nearly every aspect of your health.

Extensive studies have found that exercise enhances the cardiorespiratory system, increases HDL cholesterol, lowers triglycerides, reduces blood pressure and heart rate, lowers inflammation, and improves blood s...