A new study suggests that most parents don't know how to read the charts and may think a child's weight is perfectly fine, when, in fact, the child is obese ...

Waist circumference-to-height ratio has been identified as an inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI). The new study - conducted by the ...

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 ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has long been criticized as a flawed method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations. BMI is a formula that uses a person's height and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most children aged 9 and 15 years with BMI in overweight range had a normal fat level. High and excess fat ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Published in Obesity and Endocrinology, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No difference was observed between in-person and remotely measured height and weight for children with obesity.

The most commonly used scale that healthcare providers use to diagnose obesity is called the body mass index. BMI is a simple ...

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Key Takeaways Obesity is a chronic disease diagnosed when a person's BMI is 30 ...

Times today increasingly oscillate between desks, screens and supermarkets, which has become a creeping health concern.

An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist circumference-to-height ratio. This measure detected ...