New Delhi: One's Body Mass Index (BMI) could be explained genetically, researchers have said after they found a 77 per cent chance of children developing obesity at the age of 17 if their parents had ...

Body mass index (BMI) has long been a common tool for estimating a person’s relative weight status based on a simple height to weight ratio. It’s easy to calculate, widely accessible and often used to ...

BMI could be explained by genes, study finds Among trios in which both parents had a healthy BMI, the prevalence of (being) overweight or obesity in the offspring was 15.4%, this proportion increased ...

For years, BMI, Body Mass Index, has been treated like the final word on health metrics. It's quick, easy, and pops up everywhere, from annual health checkups to fitness apps. But is it really giving ...