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

With 61% of cats and 59% of dogs overweight, the chances of overweight health complications increase significantly.

Fitness and nutrition gurus like to make weight loss sound easy. But in reality, it’s often incredibly tough to incorporate ...

What is a BMI calculator? How do I calculate my BMI? Benefits of a BMI calculator Body Mass Index (BMI), also known as an obesity indicator, can help medical experts determine if their patient is ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

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

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

The image is taken from Abbie Trayler-Smith's series on teenage obesity, 'The Big O ... Today, a person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (BMI – calculated by dividing ...

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 ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

Interesting health quote by Benjamin Franklin on how an individual's eating habits can have serious implications on health ...