Helaina Miorgan, 30, from Bolton says women shouldn’t pay attention to what their BMI says. She said ... a slim size 8 to 10 to a large 14 to 16.” Helaina added: “Like any woman, I ...

The question is: why are we still using BMI and what dangers does doing so hold, particularly for Black women like me? The origins of BMI (and why it’s so problematic) The first thing to know ...

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