Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on your weight in relation to your height. Through a calculation or by use of a BMI chart, medical professionals can determine whether a patient is ...

Doctors have traditionally consulted BMI charts -- short for body mass index -- to determine whether a person is overweight or obese. But some experts say the charts don't give a complete, accurate ...

Is your weight problematic? The answer is not as straightforward as you might think. Sure, there are scales and charts and different scientific methods of calculating “overweight and overall fatness,” ...

When Kate Townsend took her kids for their back-to-school health checkups last month, she got a surprise. The Western Springs, Illinois, mother of three wanted to make sure their vaccinations were ...

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

Weight is a heavy topic (see what I did there?). It should go without saying that this point that you're so much more than a number on a scale, and that many factors affect your overall health, ...

According to the study’s findings, 34.4 million adults in the U.S. who are “overweight,” 19.8 million who are “obese” and 20.7 million who are “normal” may have a health profile that is not reflected ...

The body mass index has long been slammed as a blunt instrument for evaluating health, even more so with new obesity drugs changing the conversation about weight and well-being. Now a study reasserts ...