We live in a time of aggressive self-improvement. We are constantly told that if we can grab the reins, wrestle for control over our lives, we can solve all (or most of) our problems. Moreover, we ...

The beginning was in 2003. Laws requiring school systems to evaluate children using body-mass index (BMI) instruments—a common approach for grouping people based on height and weight—have passed 29 ...

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Despite the limitations of body mass index (BMI), the measure ...

BMI alone may not accurately detect excess adiposity in children without obesity, missing many cases. The study emphasizes the need for additional body composition measures, like waist-height ratio ...

When assessing whether preschoolers are overweight, health professionals should use other measures such as waist-to-height ratio in addition to the Body Mass Index (BMI). A study published in the ...

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

DALLAS — In this Healio video exclusive, Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS, discusses cultural competency with regard to obesity care. Cody Stanford, obesity ...

What is a healthy weight? A definitive answer to this seemingly innocent question continues to evade the medical community. In 1832, Belgian statistician Adolphe Quetelet introduced the concept of ...

A newly vetted set of BMI diagnosis thresholds can help clinicians catch diabetes earlier in higher-risk groups, investigators say. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines recommend ...

Higher maternal BMI before pregnancy is linked to increased risks of epilepsy and intellectual disability in young children, ...