I spent a year trying to lose body fat and alter my body composition. Walking, mindful eating, and simple metrics helped me ...

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 ...

Bariatric surgery and GLP-1 drugs are associated with reductions in fat mass and a shift in body composition toward a higher ...

"Bariatric surgery and GLP-1 receptor agonist medications are currently the most effective weight-loss interventions for ...

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

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

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

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 ...

To anyone following the brouhaha surrounding fitness standards across the U.S. military, the Air Force’s six-month delay in resuming body composition measurements comes as no surprise. Three years ...