Share on Pinterest Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study ...

Our body mass index is categorized into underweight, normal, overweight, and obese based on data largely from white middle-aged men—decades ago. For decades, we've used body mass index (BMI) to infer ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about how the Trump administration has been using television, social media, and AI-generated digital graphics to advance its policies. This particular thought experiment ...

Body mass index, or BMI, is often promoted as a key measure of health, but clinicians are increasingly understanding its flaws and moving toward more comprehensive markers. In 2023, research in the ...

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all communities ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index (BMI) ...

Donald Trump plans to force random countries to accept mass deportees from America. But, leaders of Mexico, the Bahamas and more are pushing back on Trump's plan to send them migrants from other ...

A simple React Native app that calculates BMI based on height and weight. Users select SI or Imperial units, and the app displays the BMI and weight category (Underweight, Normal, Overweight, Obese).

A simple application for Windows that calculates a user's Body Mass Index (BMI) based on their height and weight inputs. Users can choose between metric (kg, cm) and imperial (lb, in) units, view ...