Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a commonly used index of relative weight. BMI is calculated as weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) squared. The index is often used to assess obesity in individuals.

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

A new report suggests that a diagnosis of obesity should depend on patients' individual health — not their Body Mass Index.

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...

In Tuesday's issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, dozens of international medical experts and people with lived ...

Calculate your BMI now with this calculator that we have created for you. BMI or Body Mass Index is an indicator of total body fat and is an important determiner of overall health of an individual.

The Body Mass Index (BMI) helps in calculating the height-to-weight ratio of a person. The score determines if a person is at his/her healthy weight or needs to shed or gain more kilos.

The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity has put forward 18 criteria for diagnosing clinical obesity, moving away from the ...

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...