It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group ...
Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of obesity. A suggested alternative is calculating body fat percentage through ...
The ideal weight of a person depends on their skeletal frame size, which can be classified as Large, Medium, or Small, as bone size and density vary between individuals and genders. Before ...
An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds ...
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 ...
For more than 30 years we have been wedded to the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the sole criterion ... Here's how to calculate your BMI, as well as other indicators that you might want to watch your ...
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 ...