Abstract: Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of how healthy a person is with respect to their body weight. BMI has shown a correlation with various factors like physical health, mental health, ...

First up, based in Nashville, Nina Carter has been elevated to Executive Director, Partnerships & Events. She will continue leading initiatives that create performance opportunities for BMI affiliates ...

A reader responded to a recent article that addressed being too thin. “I am a woman who has been considered ‘obese’ her entire life based on the accepted method of judging body composition. I am ...

Liz Sturgiss receives funding from National Health and Medical Research Council, The The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Foundation, Diabetes Australia, Victorian Health ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...

The issue is that BMI measures health risk by calculating height and weight. However, muscle and bone weigh more than fat, so BMI measurements can overestimate the danger for people with a muscular ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has been used by medical professionals since the 1990s to classify whether individuals are a healthy weight, overweight, or obese. A BMI calculation is included in virtually ...