BMI doesn’t tell the full story of health, says a new University of Waterloo study. The measure may reinforce bias and ...

Body mass index (BMI) has long been a common tool for estimating a person’s relative weight status based on a simple height to weight ratio. It’s easy to calculate, widely accessible and often used to ...

Science has provided us with many ways to measure our health. Whether it is through blood tests, physio tests, or scales like ...

As new Statistics Canada data reveal that two-thirds of Canadians are considered overweight or obese, researchers are urging ...

A growing number of researchers are calling for the end of BMI as a measure of health, arguing it’s outdated, misleading, and rooted in discrimination.

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...

Around one in three Australian adults (32%) has a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. A further 34% has a BMI of 25 or above. Australia’s regulator has approved Wegovy, the weight-loss version of ...

A new study led by Distinguished Professor Luisa N. Borrell found significant inequities in body mass index (BMI) among ...

Being underweight or overweight may affect your ability to get pregnant as weight affects your homrones. This is true for ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess the relationship between adolescent BMI trajectories and osteoporosis risk later in life.