The current BMI calculation gives tall people the short end of the stick, an Oxford mathematician says. Body mass index, or BMI, has long been used as the quickest measure of whether a person’s weight ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on your weight in relation to your height. Through a calculation or by use of a BMI chart, medical professionals can determine whether a patient is ...

According to the study’s findings, 34.4 million adults in the U.S. who are “overweight,” 19.8 million who are “obese” and 20.7 million who are “normal” may have a health profile that is not reflected ...

Being short in stature has its difficulties but Oxford University researchers have found another drawback – they have been made fatter by a new weight index Mathematicians found the formula used to ...

How much can one simple number tell you about your health? A growing body of research over the past few years has highlighted the shortcomings of the body mass index (BMI), a basic measure of ...

Here’s a public health riddle. India is said to be among the least obese countries in the world, with an average Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 22. BMI – the ubiquitous tool believed to measure ...