The military’s new height to waist standards aim to better measure health and readiness, but raise concerns about fairness, ...

BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters, and it usually does not ...

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 ...

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that Americans are about 15 lbs. (7 kilograms) heavier than they were two decades ago but that Americans' average height ...

Body mass index (BMI) uses your height and weight measurements to estimate how much body fat you have. It’s a quick screening tool that can help find out if you are in a healthy weight range. It can ...

Using a tape measure to assess waist-to-height ratio may help pinpoint people who have more fat stored around their vital ...

Despite the utmost importance of body height in evaluating nutritional status, it is not always possible to obtain its measurement and height may have to be estimated. The objective of the study was ...