Body Mass Index (BMI): Are You at a Healthy Weight?

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Hemangi Patil

The Body Mass Index, or BMI, helps clarify an important distinction between being overweight or being obese. If you weigh too much, you're obviously overweight. But if you have a very high proportion of body fat, you're obese. Based on your body mass index, your doctor or other health professional will classify your weight as healthy, overweight, or obese. According to the...Read More

Are You Really Overweight?

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Hemangi Patil

If you are overweight, you know it by how you feel, how your clothes fit or how you look. But, by how much are you really overweight? And how much weight do you need to lose? One measure of how much you should weigh is by determining your Body Mass Index (BMI). This index gives you the relationship of your weight to your...Read More