Why your waistline may say more about your heart health than the number on the scale.

When it comes to measuring your health status or fitness level, there’s no shortage of metrics out there, which makes ...

Move over, BMI. It’s time to get SAD. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like ...

For ages, doctors have used BMI (Body Mass Index) — the simple calculation of weight and height — to judge whether someone is ...