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 [...]

It is well understood and accepted that obesity impacts negatively upon our health. However, a recent study published in the online U.K medical journal The Lancet, has further quantified just how detrimental obesity can be to our life expectancy and quality of life. According to the study, which tracked the association between Body Mass Index [...]