Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight. In general, people are ...

Measuring your waist to height ratio may be a better predictor of health than traditional measures like body mass index (BMI), scientists have suggested. A landmark analysis of over 120,000 people ...

Body composition offers a clearer picture of health than weight alone, because it reflects your unique proportions of fat, muscle, bone, and water. Optimizing body composition may help support energy ...