The current BMI calculation gives tall people the short end of the stick, an Oxford mathematician says. Body mass index, or BMI, has long been used as the quickest measure of whether a person’s weight ...

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 ...

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, ...

An Oxford University researcher has questioned the basis for the current formula of body mass index, stating that it is wrong and has come out with a measurement formula of his own. According to Nick ...

Here’s a public health riddle. India is said to be among the least obese countries in the world, with an average Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 22. BMI – the ubiquitous tool believed to measure ...

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 ...

A new way of calculating Body Mass Index (BMI) has been proposed - but does it really solve any of the BMI's well-known problems? How often have we heard that Brad Pitt at the time of Fight Club, and ...

Bariatric surgery patient Carolyn Dawson checks her body mass index (BMI) on a chart in her doctor's office before an exam three weeks after her gastric bypass in Denver September 22, 2010. Dawson had ...