Factors Influencing a Healthy Weight Range

Many of us jump on the scales to see how much we weight and if we are losing those kilos. But what do the numbers really mean in terms of your health and risk of developing chronic disease?  For the purposes of this article, "healthy" relates to low risk of chronic disease, and it is assumed that you do not already have a chronic disease (e.g. diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease).  A common measure of healthy weight range is BMI (body mass index), which is calculated as weight (in