Amid renewed criticism of the body mass index (BMI) as a diagnostic criterion for obesity, a 2,000-year-old technique used by ...
Use this calculator to determine whether a child is at a healthy weight for his/her height, age and sex. The BMI-percentile-for-age calculator automatically adjusts for differences in height, age and ...
An international and widely supported group of experts is pushing doctors to avoid the exclusive use of BMI to decide whether ...
Understanding your health metrics is a vital step toward maintaining a balanced lifestyle One of the simplest yet effective ways to assess your overall health is by calculating your Body Mass Index BM ...
More than 1 billion people worldwide live with obesity, and the condition is linked to about 5 million deaths every year from ...
A new study has found that VO2 max is a better measure of cardiovascular health than body mass index (BMI). Here's what it is ...
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, made up of more than 50 experts, has called for a ‘radical overhaul’ in how ...
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...
An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...