BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight. In general, people are ...

BMI is an estimate of body composition based on weight and height. For people of any sex, a moderate BMI is usually 18.5 to 24.9. People who know their weight and height can use a calculator to ...

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

How much you should weigh for your height and age depends on several factors. Learn more about how to measure health and weight, such as BMI, body fat percentage, and other ratios.

Our body mass index is categorized into underweight, normal, overweight, and obese based on data largely from white middle-aged men—decades ago. SCIENCE We’ve been measuring BMI since the 70s ...

Kushner says the problem with BMI alone is that a person who is muscular and athletic, like Kezia Reeder, may be told they have obesity even if they have very little body fat.