BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

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Explore the pros and cons of BMI for men and women. Learn how Body Mass Index is calculated, what a healthy BMI range is, and ...

The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it’s important to remember ...

Finally, they compared BMI, fitness and death. Obesity, as expected, was strongly associated with mortality. Men and women with ... check your numbers against charts of typical fitness levels ...

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New Year’s is receding fast in the rearview mirror. And for many of us, our sincere resolutions about losing weight and ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...