Body mass index (BMI) is a number based on height and weight that can help estimate whether someone is at a healthy weight. For most adults, BMI is a useful guide, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.

A new study on the worldwide prevalence of ‘abdominal obesity’ tied belly fat in ‘normal’ weight people to hypertension, ...

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their ...

Body mass index (BMI) has long been a common tool for estimating a person’s relative weight status based on a simple height to weight ratio. It’s easy to calculate, widely accessible and often used to ...

A new obesity definition, incorporating anthropometrics and organ health beyond BMI, reveals significantly higher prevalence.

Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone's risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers ...

BMI is a measure of body weight relative to height. The goal for most people is to have a BMI that’s over 18 and under 25.

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat ...

BMI doesn’t tell the full story of health, says a new University of Waterloo study. The measure may reinforce bias and overlook key health indicators.

Having a higher BMI at diagnosis is tied to faster disability progression in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a ...

China: A long-term cohort study published in Diabetes Care has shed light on how changes in body mass index (BMI) from ...

Doctors are increasingly looking beyond body mass index (BMI) and waist size to better understand how fat distribution in the ...