If you have high blood pressure, getting regular exercise is important -- and your Apple Watch makes it easy to check it.

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, can be managed through a number of lifestyle changes, including eating a healthy diet. Past studies have linked the Mediterranean and ketogenic diets as a way ...

Dennis Githua, head of Mass Lab Metrology at Kebs, says the Body Mass Index guides doctors on the kind of treatment that will be administered to a patient, which is why checking your weight and height ...

Using a blood pressure chart by age can help you interpret your results to see how they compare to the normal ranges across groups and within your own age cohort. Monitoring your blood pressure (BP) ...

There are several reasons for this. A higher body weight can make it harder for your heart to pump blood. Increased cholesterol and fatty deposits in your blood vessels make your heart push blood ...

An obese woman from Berkshire in the UK has lost 30 kg following Dr. Michael Mosely’s hugely popular Fast 800 Programme which focuses on a healthy and tasty diet along with regular home workouts—to ...

Doctors calculate BMI for children and teens in the same way as for adults — by measuring height and weight. Then they locate the BMI number and person’s age on a sex-specific BMI-for-age chart.

The term BMI was first used in the mid-19th century, although the acronym wasn't officially coined until 1972 when ...

Diagnostics icons set #08 Specification: 20 icons, 64×64 pх, EDITABLE stroke weight! Current stroke 2 px. Features: Pixel Perfect, Unicolor, Editable weight thin line. First row of icons contains: ...

Weight can be a touchy subject, but one worth looking at as an important factor in overall health outcomes. Research suggests that the prevalence of obesity in Canada has increased over the last two ...