The healthy weight range is based on a measurement known as the body mass index (BMI). This can be determined if you know your weight and your height. The Body Mass Index (or BMI) is a way of ...

It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy weight. But a new report suggests ...

Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD The body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to categorize weight ranges (from ...

And thus, body mass index was born (though it wasn't called this quite yet). That's a lot of math lingo, but the important part is that Quetelet was not a physician, nor was he studying obesity or ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight Getty An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and gender affect health risks.