Is BVI better than BMI?

April 2022 saw the publication of a ‘landmark’ paper abstract at the American College of Cardiology annual conference about the Body Volume Index (BVI).

Mayo Clinic presented a paper at the annual American College of Cardiology conference; over the last 10 years, they had conducted a study measuring 151 combinations of body volume for the predictive risk of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. These used the baseline part body volumes from the 3D BVI software to investigate the predictive links and values between the 7 part-volumes of the body; the chest, the abdomen, the pelvis and the two arms and two legs, measuring the relationships between the volumes of each.

The abstract concluded that BVI correctly assesses significantly more people for their metabolic syndrome compared to the Body Mass Index.

BMI is about total weight, whereas BVI is about where the weight is and what the health risks are for all of us, depending on where we each carry our own weight. Weight distribution is an easier concept to understand but a much more difficult one to measure correctly, which is why it has taken so long to get to this stage.

However, this peer-reviewed abstract is the first step in proving that BVI could be and in fact, is better than BMI.

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