Achieving 10,000 steps — or about 5 miles — per day can help you burn around 300-400 extra calories and work toward your ...

A healthy weight can depend on many factors, including your age, sex, muscle mass, bone mass, and lifestyle. Some measures, like body mass index (BMI), do not take all of these measures into account.

What is TDEE? What is TDEE, and how can it help you get fit or lose weight? TDEE stands for total daily energy expenditure.

I have written about the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) in prior columns and the issues related to its actual applicability for accurately measuring overweight and obesity in individuals. However ...

BMI is only one of many factors used to predict risk for disease. BMI cannot be used to tell a person if he or she has a disease such as diabetes or cancer. It is important to remember that weight is ...

A simple calculator for obese patients considering bariatric surgery could help predict the risk of dying from the increasingly popular procedure. The formula, developed by doctors at Duke and ...