Alphabet soup: replacing BMI with BRI

Alphabet soup: replacing BMI with BRI 
The Courier, Findlay, OH; by Aidan Hester and Karen Kier; 7/12/25 
... A recent change in how we measure obesity involves a new acronym. Most medical professionals use body mass index (BMI) to assess weight and obesity. ... BMI considers a patient’s weight and height but does not account for fat distribution. It does not take into consideration a person’s muscle mass or different types of fat throughout the body. ... A recent study published by JAMA Open Network used a patient’s BRI to measure potential mortality. ... Patients in the Q1 group were considered underweight and Q4 and Q5 were evaluated as overweight. Patients in the Q1, Q4, and Q5 groups were found to have an increased risk of death. So, both being underweight and overweight were risk factors for death. Those in Q5 were 50% more likely to pass away, while Q1 and Q4 were 25% more likely when compared to Q2 and Q3.