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

Yet, weight isn't always a determining factor in our health. Which is where the BMI chart steps in. To get an accurate health reading, doctors focus more on a person's Body Mass Index, a term ...

BMI is calculated using a person's weight and height, and doctors may tell those who fall into the obese or severely obese categories that they could be at risk of health issues including diabetes ...

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

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

BMI is a number based on your height and weight, which helps your provider ... doing manual math by plugging your stats into an online calculator, such as the one from the Centers for Disease ...

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

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

BMI has traditionally been used to measure health but can be misleading, particularly for athletes. A recent study suggests VO2 max, which measures ox ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...