Your body is burning calories all day (and night) long. By simply existing, your body uses calories. But exactly how many cals you burn just to stay alive depends on one major factor: basal metabolic ...
For decades, health experts have relied on body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height, to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. But sometimes, you need more than ...
The reason BMI is not very usable for measuring an individuals health is that the BMI only takes a persons weight and height ...
The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all communities ...
Eighty-two million adults spend an estimated $28 billion on gym memberships each year. Why? Some people exercise to prevent illness, such as cardiovascular disease or osteoporosis. Others exercise for ...