If each of us could design our ideal body, what would it look like? How do we develop these ideals and how close do our own bodies come to them? Does that ideal really matter? TODAY wanted to ...

Calculating your ideal body weight (IBW) can help you gain some insight into your possible risk for weight-related health conditions. However, this tool doesn’t always provide an accurate assessment.

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth part of a six-week series on the perceptions of beauty. Last week, we looked at the issues affecting kids and teens. Next week, we will take a look at body image self ...

BMI is a tool that uses height and weight to estimate a healthy weight range, but it has limitations because it doesn’t consider body composition, muscle mass, or differences among racial and ethnic ...