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

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

You can calculate your BMI by dividing your weight in pounds by your height in inches squared, and then multiplying that number by 703. Use this equation to get your number: weight (lb ...

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.

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

However, Graham isn’t your run-of-the-mill skinny model. With a rumoured BMI of over 29, at the time, the 35-year-old mother-of-three and body-positive activist was hovering on the cusp of ...

Experts are proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index (BMI). Under new recommendations, obesity would no longer be defined ...

A patient checks their body mass index (BMI) on a chart in the doctor's office in Denver, US, September 22, 2010. File Image/Reuters As obesity continues to affect over a billion people globally, ...

More 9dreamstudio/Getty Images BMI has been a cornerstone of obesity diagnosis for decades, offering a simple formula based on height and weight. People with a BMI of 30 are considered to have ...