Being short in stature has its difficulties but Oxford University researchers have found another drawback – they have been made fatter by a new weight index Mathematicians found the formula used to ...

The current BMI calculation gives tall people the short end of the stick, an Oxford mathematician says. Body mass index, or BMI, has long been used as the quickest measure of whether a person’s weight ...

BMI, which stands for Body Mass Index, is a way to find out if your weight is healthy for your height. What is a healthy BMI, and how do you work out your BMI? BMI was first worked out in the 1830s, ...

The reason BMI is not very usable for measuring an individuals health is that the BMI only takes a persons weight and height ...

Maintaining a normal body mass index (BMI) may help you protect your future health. A high BMI has been linked to an increased risk of diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to ...

BMI was first worked out in the 1830s, when a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist worked out the sum. The aim was to figure out whether a person was a healthy weight, ...