Body mass index is widely used to assess the human body’s obesity, health, fitness, eligibility as a surgical candidate or ...

I have written about the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) in prior columns and the issues related to its actual applicability for accurately measuring overweight and obesity in individuals. However ...

Body mass index, or BMI, is a way to estimate whether a person is at a healthy weight for his or her height. Although the measure isn't a perfect indicator of a person's overall health, it's an easy ...

BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared (kg/m 2). The BMI has been referred to as the "hemoglobin A 1c of obesity" in that it provides a snapshot of the patient's ...

Recent pooled analyses show an increased risk of death with increasing levels of the body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) of 25.0 or higher in ...