Monitoring your health begins with understanding your body composition, and one of the simplest ways to do that is by using a BMI calculator.

Both men and women lose height with aging, much of which is the loss of fluid and height of the intervertebral discs (the ...

Use this chart to estimate your obesity level based on your weight and height. An example is shown for an individual who weighs 80 kg (176 lbs) and stands 1.75 meters (175 cm or 69 inches) tall. Those ...

Many people wish to know the answer to this question: how much should I weigh? There is no single ideal weight for all individuals. While various tools and calculators offer a guide, they may not be ...

BMI stands for body mass index, but you'll almost always find it referred to simply as BMI. It’s a tool used to define overweight and obesity, and it's calculated by dividing a person's weight in ...

“He’s going to be really tall!” exclaims your mother-in-law, watching your 2-year-old run in circles around the room. “How would you know?” you reply, attempting to protect him from the glass table.

Indices predictive of central obesity include waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). These data are lacking for Colombian adults. This study aims at establishing smoothed centile ...