(New York Times) – The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.

Move over, body mass index. Make room for roundness — to be precise, the body roundness index. The body mass index, or B.M.I., is a ratio of height to weight that has long been used as a medical screening tool. It is one of the most widely used health metrics but also one of the most reviled, because it is used to label people overweight, obese or extremely obese. (Read More)