Body Mass Index (BMI) is a key tool for assessing weight categories and potential health risks, estimating body fat based on height and weight. While not always precise, it helps identify individuals ...

BMI, also referred to as Body Mass Index, is a method used in screening one’s body fat. This is done by measuring the height and weight of a person and converting it into their equivalent BMI.

We’ll start at the very beginning: Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat percentage is a measure of how much body fat someone has relative to ...

The start of a new year for many means the start of a new health and fitness journey. Claire Edgemon, senior registered dietitian at Baylor College of Medicine, provides insight on how knowing your ...

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, ...

The main diagnostic test for obesity — the body mass index — accounts for only height and weight, leaving out a slew of factors that influence body fat and health. As an obesity physician, Fatima Cody ...