Scientists have come up with a new way to measure body fat – it’s called the Body Adiposity Index, or BAI. It relies on height and hip measurements, and is meant to offer a more flexible alternative to Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI has been used to measure body fat for the past 200 years, [...]

Obesity is increasing in almost every country in the world according to studies published in The Lancet medical journal, and Canadian women have some of the highest Body Mass Indexes among developed countries. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a weight to height ratio that is one of the tools physicians use to diagnose obesity. For [...]

Have you noticed yourself gaining fat, while your Body Mass Index (BMI) rating has somehow managed to stay the same? Or, have you noticed your waistline getting bigger, yet it not affecting your BMI rating? It can be a confusing time, but that’s mainly because there’s not enough widespread knowledge about the index or even [...]

A recent study out of the US examining the health of women over a 33 year period has produced some alarming results. The results suggested that for every 2.2 pounds gained (over the healthy BMI range) since the age of 18 women’s chances of living past 70 years old in good health are reduced by [...]

According to an article published today on Reuters.com, U.S researchers have found that following weight loss surgery morbidly obese and super obese individuals with private health insurance lost more weight than those who were covered by Medicare. The study found that a year after surgery both groups of patients had lost a large amount of [...]

The effectiveness of weight loss surgery for moderately obese individuals (BMI greater than 30) has been further validated by a study recently published in The Cochrane Library (2009, Issue 2). This research, which drew upon the results of 26 previous studies, suggested that surgery produced greater weight loss outcomes than more conventional weight loss regimes, not [...]