Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO The body mass index (BMI) chart helps determine obesity levels in both women and men. Healthcare providers also use it to determine whether their patients ...

Despite no history of CVD and normal BMI, maintaining a healthy lifestyle involving diet, low alcohol intake, no smoking and physical activity may be important for postmenopausal women in ...

According to the American Cancer Society, a weight range for a moderate BMI number according to a person’s height is as follows Normal Weight Ranges: Body Mass Index (BMI). American Cancer ...

Stratifying body mass index (BMI) categories by waist circumference (WC) thresholds improves mortality risk prediction in postmenopausal women.

For women and men, body mass index (BMI) outside of the normal range is associated with increased time to pregnancy and odds of miscarriage, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in JAMA ...

A new PLOS One study states that a high BMI range (over 30) by itself does not increase an individual’s mortality risk.

ROCHESTER, MN — A larger waist, irrespective of body-mass index (BMI), is associated with an increased risk of mortality, according to a new pooled analysis of more than 650 000 men and women ...

Roughly 200 years ago, a Belgian mathematician and statistician named Adolphe Quetelet, seeking to characterize “normal man,” observed that adults’ body weight in kilograms is roughly ...