Body mass index is widely used to assess the human body’s obesity, health, fitness, eligibility as a surgical candidate or ...

I have written about the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) in prior columns and the issues related to its actual applicability for accurately measuring overweight and obesity in individuals. However ...

The beginning was in 2003. Laws requiring school systems to evaluate children using body-mass index (BMI) instruments—a common approach for grouping people based on height and weight—have passed 29 ...

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 ...

BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared (kg/m 2). The BMI has been referred to as the "hemoglobin A 1c of obesity" in that it provides a snapshot of the patient's ...