"BMI is trash. Full stop." This controversial tweet, which received thousands of likes and retweets, was cited in a recent Medscape perspective by one doctor on when physicians might stop using body ...

BMI (body mass index) has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. The truth is a little more complicated, doctors say.

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 ...

Body Mass Index is a measure of body weight to the square of your height. A higher BMI indicates higher and unhealthy body fat, which may lead to various health problems. To determine your BMI, a ...