A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

Is BMI Accurate? What Is It and Is It Useful? When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight. With this data, the computer ...

The measurement has been used by doctors for more than 150 years, but has come under increasing criticism for being a flawed marker of health. BMI is worked out by dividing weight in kilograms by ...

An MP report has warned measuring BMI may contribute to eating disorders. (Stock, Getty Images) The use of body mass index (BMI) to determine whether an individual's weight is healthy should be ...

BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters, and it usually does not ...

A new study finds that more than 50 million "quite healthy" Americans have been mislabeled as obese or overweight thanks to an over-reliance on BMI as a measurement of health, the Los Angeles Times ...

会社勤めを続けている限り、避けては通れない職場の健康診断。自覚症状のない病気を見つけてくれるのは有難いが、仕事に追われるなかで再検査を受けるのはできれば避けたいのが人情。異常値を指摘されたとしても、どこまで生活を見直せばよいのか ...

Physicians using body mass index (BMI) to diagnose children as obese may be missing 25 percent of kids who have excess body fat despite a normal BMI, which can be a serious concern for long-term ...

When it comes to determining whether a person is overweight, body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measure out there. But doctors admit that BMI—a ratio of weight to height—is far from perfect ...