This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Body composition offers a clearer picture of health than ...

For decades, health experts have relied on body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height, to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. But sometimes, you need more than ...

Here’s what to know about body composition numbers and what these metrics mean for your health and performance.

In Running for Weight Loss: Body Composition, Jennifer Brown and our experts explain: There are many factors that play a role ...

The military’s new height to waist standards aim to better measure health and readiness, but raise concerns about fairness, ...

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This extremely sensitive device measures the gamma rays emitted from an isotope of potassium known as 40K, which exists naturally in the human body at a known natural abundance (0.012%). This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older adults without obesity, but with a high body fat percentage, have greater risks for sarcopenia and ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – The Department of Defense recently updated its 20-year-old policy that establishes body composition and physical fitness standards for active-duty service members to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KSWO) - The U.S. military is replacing long-standing height-and-weight charts with ‘waist-to-height ratio’ ...