Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone's risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers ...

A 200-pound man may need anywhere from 2,000 to 3,200 calories per day. However, daily calorie needs depend on a variety of factors, including height, age, and physical activity level.

Generally, losing inches is better than losing weight. Losing inches is a sign of losing body fat. If you’re losing inches off your waist and hips, you could be losing body fat from around your middle ...

Dariusz Jemielniak's ABMI - academic body mass index - proposal pokes fun at the seemingly endless metricisation of present-day academia.

Medical experts propose new obesity measurements that would classify 70% of American adults as obese, moving beyond traditional BMI calculations.

The proposed new definition of obesity incorporates body mass index (BMI) with other measurements like waist circumference.

If you're American, there's a chance you just became 'obese' overnight without actually gaining any weight - yes, really. As ...