Ali, MD, MSCI A healthy weight and BMI range for adults over ... size larger than 35 inches and in men with a waist size ...

Generally, people who carry a lot more weight than a weight chart suggests they should—or have a higher body mass index (BMI) than a chart indicates is typical for their height—more often ...

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

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

Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check ... measure of weight-related health risk. Women with a waist size over 35 inches and men with a waist larger than ...

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

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 ...

A new report says only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill and ...