BMI is an estimate of body composition based on weight and height. For people of any sex, a moderate BMI is usually 18.5 to 24.9. People who know their weight and height can use a calculator to ...

Higher body fat, especially android fat, BMI, and waist size, is linked to stress urinary incontinence in midlife women, but ...

Growing number of critics say body mass index never meant as a health diagnostic tool People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health plan will ...

Case in point: “Black women who are between 31 and 33 BMI tend to have better health status even at that above-30 level” than other women and men, Stanford said.

Underweight: BMI of 18.4 or under. Normal weight: BMI of 18.5 to 24.9. Overweight: BMI of 25 to 29.9. Obesity: BMI of 30 or greater. If you’re wondering, the average BMI for adult women in the U ...

Here’s the problem: BMI wasn’t calculated with women or people of color in mind—and it also gets thrown out of whack when attempting to categorize athletic people whose muscles pack on weight.

Boxem and colleagues conducted a population-based prospective cohort study with 3,604 women and their partners who were pregnant (52.8% in the first trimester) or actively trying to conceive (33.2 ...