Body mass index (BMI) is a number based on height and weight that can help estimate whether someone is at a healthy weight. For most adults, BMI is a useful guide, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.

It’s possible to lose weight without walking 10,000 steps a day. In fact, walking even 7,000 steps offers health benefits. Find out how walking helps you with weight loss and how much to walk.

A Concordia-led research team has created one of the first reference charts showing how children's adipose (fat) and muscle ...

Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are two measurements that can help determine a healthy weight range for you. A doctor also considers your overall health and risk factors. Stepping on a ...

If you wonder how your body sizes up to others your age, it can help to compare to the average weight and height of teenagers. Keep in mind there are several factors that affect the average weight of ...

The scale has never been a friend to Mana Mostatabi. Even back in high school, when she ran a quick 100m on the varsity track team, her BMI – a ratio of weight to height – put her in the overweight ...

The obesity rate has been steadily climbing and so have scientific efforts to understand why. A new study, published in ...