Health experts in England have alerted ministers to a “state of emergency” for eating disorders in the country,…
France passed a law in 2015 that demanded runway and print models meet a standard of health based on Body Mass…
An Yves Saint Laurent ad in Elle UK magazine has been banned for featuring a model who is “unhealthily underweight.”
The formula used to calculate body mass index (BMI) has erroneously made tall people seem fatter than they are and…
America — third-fattest country in the world, according to the WHO — has a schizophrenic relationship with food.…
Shocking yet true, body mass index isn't always the best indicator of a person's physical and mental health. But know what is? Asking a person if he or she thinks she should weigh less. The desire to drop pounds due to "social constructs that surround ideal body types", it turns out, is a pretty good indicator of…
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We've sort of covered this topic before, so we're not shocked: Apparently, a person's body mass index (BMI) might not be the best way to determine the healthiness of their weight. BMI only gives a ratio of weight to height. It sorta leaves out some big things like, fat versus muscle and frame size. We expect this to…
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If you’ve ever calculated your BMI (body mass index) and groaned at the category you found yourself in, you’re not…