Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD Calculating your body mass index (BMI) involves using a simple formula with your weight (in pounds or kilograms) and height (in inches or meters). BMI is ...

Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight.

How to calculate BMI. (Courtesy) For more than 30 years we have been wedded to the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the sole criterion for deciding whether someone is obese or not.

I have written about the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) in prior columns and the issues related to its actual applicability for accurately measuring overweight and obesity in individuals. However ...

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

The Kids BMI Calculator computes your child's body mass index (BMI). You'll learn whether your child's BMI falls into an underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese range.

What is a healthy body fat percentage, how to calculate your body fat percentage, and the difference between body fat percentages and BMI.

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health risk — fails in predicting the risk ...

Body mass index (BMI) can help someone understand their weight and risk for certain illnesses. Learn how to calculate BMI for women.

Body Mass Index (BMI): Know how to calculate it according to your weight and height Knowing your body mass index, or BMI, can be useful for assessing and adjusting your weight. It is not the most ...