The actual calculation is your weight (in kilograms) divided by your height (in metres) squared but it's also easy to read on the chart. BMI can be divided into several categories and generally ...

The commission's recommendation comes as doctors and consumers flock to a popular class of weight-loss drugs called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) to treat obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease ...

It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy weight. But a new report suggests ...

In addition, determining the difference between clinical and pre-clinical obesity would require a comprehensive health assessment and lab tests, she noted. “For a new classification system to be ...

NYU’s Jay did bring up similarities to the Edmonton Obesity Staging System and its subclinical classification, but Kushner of the commission said in response that while staging systems identify ...