BMI, also referred to as Body Mass Index, is a method used in screening one’s body fat. This is done by measuring the height and weight of a person and converting it into their equivalent BMI.

Body Mass Index (BMI) is widely used as an indicator of body fat content. Your weight alone is not sufficient to establish if you are in a healthy weight range. For example, a tall but slender person ...

News flash: Your body is burning calories all day (and night) long. Yep! By simply existing, you're torching calories. But how many cals you burn to sustain these bodily functions depends on one major ...

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) accounts for about 60% of the calories you burn each day. To calculate your BMR, you should use the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation, which is the most accurate. Knowing your BMR ...

Knowing your BMR can help you more accurately determine the amount of calories you need to eat a day to lose weight. Oscar Wong/Getty Images ...

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DOMedically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the ...

For more than 30 years we have been wedded to the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the sole criterion for deciding whether someone is obese or not. It is used by most health authorities to classify both ...

In fitness and nutrition, we're no stranger to a good acronym. From AMRAP to BMI, DOMS to LISS, we love whittling down key lingo to just the bare bones. The latest to add to your collection? TDEE, or ...