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

Based on the chart below, you can calculate your BMI to see if it indicates you are underweight, a healthy weight, overweight, or obese. If you score below 18.5, then your BMI is underweight.

The BMI chart offers different values based on two specific determinants: height and weight. That said, age also plays a role ...

It's a measure of your body weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in meters. You can calculate your BMI with a simple online BMI calculator. The BMI ranges are as follows ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist circumference, ...

Your weight tells only part of the story. Body composition reveals the real truth about health, fitness, and longevity beyond the scale.

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat percentage is a measure of ...

Not all excess weight is equal, The Lancet commission acknowledges ... just shy of the 30 BMI cutoff for being considered "obese," accoding to the CDC's BMI calculator. Women's rugby player Ilonah ...

A new Lancet Commission - made up of more than 50 experts from around the world - says a 'radical overhaul' is needed in how obesity is diagnosed ...