Researchers highlight that having a normal BMI does not always indicate good health, as high body fat can increase the risk of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. They recommend strength ...

At the upcoming European Congress on Obesity in May, researchers will present an observational study that found the upper end ...

Amid renewed criticism of the body mass index (BMI) as a diagnostic criterion for obesity, a 2,000-year-old technique used by ...

BMI is a number based on your height and weight, which helps your provider determine whether you have obesity, overweight, within a normal range, or underweight. BMI can be a sensitive topic ...

The healthy weight range is based on a measurement known as the body mass index (BMI). This can be determined if you know your weight and your height. The Body Mass Index (or BMI) is a way of ...

Lancet Commission of 50 experts from around the world concludes millions may be being 'overdiagnosed' as obese and overweight ...

However, a muscular athlete might be labelled obese on the basis of BMI, whereas someone with a ‘normal’ BMI might have excess fat that increases their risk of heart problems or other serious ...

BMI is an outdated measure of health, say experts – there’s a raft of new checks that could give a clue to your current ...

In children, this is more complicated because the normal BMI ranges depend on age and sex. ISO-BMI is a way of adjusting a child’s BMI for age and sex. In other words, it converts a child’s BMI to an ...

Physicians should also screen for metabolic abnormalities in persons with a BMI at the upper end of the normal-weight and lower end of the overweight spectrum since the early detection of MONW ...