“Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda envisioned it, he anticipated it,” said Swami Ishwarananda during the celebrations at Chinmaya Mission’s aptly named ‘Rameshwaram,’ center, where ...

A recent study found body fat percentage is a more accurate predictor of mortality than BMI.

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BMI Chart Limitations The BMI chart is not a one-size-fits-all measure for all women. Differences in genetics can cause the reading to be faulty when determining someone’s overall level of health.

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study. Measuring body fat may be just as easy.

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

When the woman insisted on finding a Swami for blessings and prasad, the chaplain contacted Swami Ishwarananda of Chinmaya Mission, based in Tustin, CA.

The term BMI was first used in the mid-19th century, although the acronym wasn't officially coined until 1972 when Physiologist Ancel Keys gave it a modern name. An acronym for body mass index, it ...

Shankracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati questioned the alignment of the word 'secular' with the Indian Constitution. He supported the RSS's call to reconsider 'socialist' and 'secular' in ...

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