Monitoring your health begins with understanding your body composition, and one of the simplest ways to do that is by using a BMI calculator.

For years, body-mass-index (BMI), has been the health metric millions of us have been fixated on when it comes to determining the state of our health. But now experts say we should be focusing on ...

BMI is a ratio that is used to assess body composition. Technically, it is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by their height squared in meters. Well, if your physician is out of step, then so am ...

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 ...

As an editor and writer who has contributed to many national and local publications, Nicole Gregory enjoys communicating clearly on critical health topics so that readers can make informed choices for ...

Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls ...

In July 1998, the National Institutes of Health changed what it means to be overweight, defining it as a body mass index of 25 or greater for adults. The cutoff had been 28 for men and 27 for women, ...

A recently-published study suggests that a body "roundness" index may be a better measure of health than body mass index (BMI). The article, called "Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The American Medical Association (AMA) is acknowledging limitations when relying on only body mass index (BMI) as a measure of patients' health. In a new policy, there is a ...