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BMI — or body mass index — is a simple calculation. Divide your weight in kilograms by your height in metres squared (BMI = kg/m2), and if the number is above 25, you qualify as overweight. It’s so easy to do that we sometimes use it when we shouldn’t, said Dr. Katherine Morrison, co-director of the Centre for Metabolism, Obesity […]
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High maternal blood sugar levels and BMI are risk factors for stillbirth in mothers with diabetes, according to a new study in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes), with babies at the lowest and highest weights being most at risk. Mothers with pre-pregnancy diabetes are at a four to five times increased risk of […]
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President Donald Trump has put on some pounds and is now officially considered obese. The White House on Thursday released results of his most recent physical, revealing that his Body Mass Index is now 30.4. That’s based on the fact that he’s now carrying 243 pounds on his 6-foot, 3-inch frame. People with an index rating above 30 are considered […]
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Having excessively high or low body mass index (BMI) may raise a person’s risk of premature death, findings of a new study have revealed. Many doctors use BMI to determine if someone is obese because it is accurate and relatively simple to measure. It is measured by dividing a person’s weight by the square of his or her height. A […]
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