Monitoring your health begins with understanding your body composition, and one of the simplest ways to do that is by using a BMI calculator.

While heart disease, diabetes and prediabetes are the most common health concerns related to obesity, many other conditions ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Where Do You Lose Weight First? Key takeaways: Different people lose weight in different places first.

Body roundness index takes into account a person's hips and waist measurements. While body mass index (BMI) has long been a go-to measure of a person's health, used by doctors and health insurers ...

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

Many enjoy a fitness "bulking phase" in the winter season. Getting in the gym and lifting more is a great way to spend the year's colder months. However, gaining weight can go wrong, and you find you ...

Body mass index (BMI) only tells part of the story when it comes to determining your overall health and death risk. Measurements that calculate body fat percentage are significantly more accurate for ...

The Yale team defined BMI-defined obesity using well-established threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatric ...