People recovering from eating disorders say the focus on weight and BMI can be triggering and counterproductive.

Women with high prepregnancy BMI have higher stillbirth and perinatal death risks, but this association weakens with chronic ...

Yet, weight isn't always a determining factor in our health. Which is where the BMI chart steps in. To get an accurate health reading, doctors focus more on a person's Body Mass Index, a term ...

People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.