Tshaka Armstrong is a nerd. Co-Founder of the non-profit digital literacy organization, Digital Shepherds, he’s also been a broadcast technology reporter, writer and producer. In addition to being an ...

The scale has never been a friend to Mana Mostatabi. Even back in high school, when she ran a quick 100m on the varsity track team, her BMI – a ratio of weight to height – put her in the overweight ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — While obesity has been studied extensively in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), little is known about the role of body composition, or the specific location of fat deposition ...

Body mass index, or BMI, has been the go-to way to determine if people are overweight. It simply requires measuring height and weight. But for years, doctors have wrestled with how much to rely on BMI ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty ...