Modeling isn’t just a matter of strutting your stuff on the catwalk—it also means that you need mathematical precision when it comes to taking your body measurements. Having precise measurements is ...

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 ...

BMI is still commonly used to assess obesity even though research has shown it's not necessarily a reliable metric. A new study proposes doctors instead use technology that can measure body fat. Body ...

ANSWER: The body mass index (BMI, which the chart was probably derived from) is a tool used to estimate body shape.

Every body is different, and every person’s shape is unique. No two people are the same, which means individual factors like waist sizes don’t always mean much when it comes to health. In fact, ...

Earlier this week, I wrote about a new study that pointed to the limits of the bathroom scale in terms of evaluating weight gain -- or weight loss. The study, published in the Journal of the American ...