Experts explain the best ways to measure your cardio fitness, plus the most important strategies for improvement.

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-A new definition of obesity, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, proposes a new definition that moves beyond body mass index (BMI). Dr. Jorge Acosta, the ...

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of overall well-being. But while most health conversations revolve around ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

An easier way of finding your BMI is to use the online calculator from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to see where you fall. Here’s how the BMI ranges are categorized: It can be ...

The body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio, has long been criticised as too simplistic, in part because it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass. Currently, anyone with a BMI of ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

This project is a simple Java application that calculates your Body Mass Index (BMI) and determines your weight class based on your height and weight.

Breast milk and formula can also influence the color of a baby’s stools. Red or white poop can indicate a health problem. Otherwise, a wide range of colors is typical. Anyone who suspects that a ...