New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

For decades, body mass index has been the go-to metric for defining healthy weight ranges, but its usefulness as a reliable ...

The nations growing obesity challenge particularly the rise in abdominal obesity is a call to action The key to better health ...

Objectives The impact of body mass index (BMI) on cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unclear. RA characteristics may influence the association between BMI and risk. Disease activity, ...

For the past decade, the body mass index formula has been used to deny or delay abortion care, despite researchers finding ...

You can calculate your body mass index (BMI) by dividing your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in meters squared (m²). This formula helps estimate body fat and is used by healthcare ...

A WOMAN who’s classed as borderline “obese” has hit out at the “flawed” BMI system. Hannah, who is 5ft 10in tall and a ...

Body mass index (BMI), which is measured by taking a person’s body weight and dividing the square of their height, has long ...