Body mass index, or BMI, is a way to estimate whether a person is at a healthy weight for his or her height. Although the measure isn't a perfect indicator of a person's overall health, it's an easy ...

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about the BMI (body mass index), what it tells us, and why it is important, so here I will attempt to clear up some of the confusion, and give you the ...

It’s no secret that Body Mass Index is an imperfect measure of an individual’s health — and that’s not terribly surprising, given the fact that the standard was developed nearly 200 years ago. Since ...

Are you overweight? According to the standards of body mass index, the answer likely is yes. The bottom line: BMI results can be startling. For a 5-foot-6 male, a weight over 150 pounds is considered ...

Glow, the fertility tracking app co-founded by Max Levchin, is announcing today that it’s inked a partnership with MyFitnessPal, the popular diet and exercise tracking app. Starting today, users of ...

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...

Android users have been issued a new warning, particularly those who use Amazon's Appstore. McAfee's security experts recently discovered a concerning health application on this third-party ...