BMI (body mass index) has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. The truth is a little more ...

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Body mass index (BMI) is the tool doctors use to calculate whether someone is underweight, at a healthy weight, overweight or obese. But because BMI calculations can't tell the difference between body ...

When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight.