Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

The UK National Institute for Health Care and Excellence has also recommended waist-to-height ratio as a tool to predict health risks associated with central adiposity in children. The present ...

NHS ordered to ensure doctors record tens of millions of patients body mass index so they can identify if their weight is ...

Read about a draft recommendation by NICE for people with long-term conditions to have their BMI recorded at least once a ...

While annual physical checks already take place for people with long-term conditions, we've found that BMI and waist-to-height measurements aren't consistently recorded. Our new approach addresses ...

People with long-term conditions such as diabetes and CVD should have their BMI checked and recorded ‘at least once a year’, ...

Overweight patients should be weighed every year so doctors can keep an eye on them, the NHS watchdog says. New draft ...