The NHS has an online BMI calculator to help people check if they are of a healthy weight or not. Body mass index is used to determine if your weight is appropriate for your height, and if you are ...

15:16, Wed, Apr 8, 2020 Updated: 07:40, Wed, Jul 1, 2020 BMI is used by healthcare professionals to figure out how overweight someone is. Working out your BMI at home will give you an indication of ...

While the calculator is not suitable for everyone, such as people with a cardiovascular disease, the NHS says you can use it if you live in the UK, you're aged between 30 and 95, and you don't have a ...

Guidance for GPs and nurses says other factors should be taken into account, such as changes in behaviour A child’s body mass index should not be the key factor when deciding which under-18s get help ...

EVERY DAY people are bombarded with the newest fad diets or the best workouts to burn calories. But if there’s one thing that’s sure to help you shift the pounds it’s knowing exactly how many calories ...

Weight and body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are inappropriate and worsening health inequalities, according to a new study published in BMC Medicine ...

Tens of millions of people will now have their BMI checked and recorded by the NHS annually. The regulator has announced that everyone in England and Wales living with long-term conditions such as ...