The pursuit of a chiseled face is as intense as the quest for a fit body. Can heavy lifting sculpt your face? It won't give you a superhero jawline, but it helps burn fat, boosts circulation, and ...

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

For bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts, changing body composition often reflects hard work and discipline—but knowing body composition is useful for anyone, and for more than just bragging rights.

It is often difficult to get a clear picture of your overall health, so experts rely on charts, data, and other measurements to create a standard definition of health. One such measurement is body fat ...

Maybe you were always teased for your “chubby cheeks” in grade school, or you feel that your face holds a disproportionate amount of weight compared to other areas of your body. Whatever your reason, ...

A body composition scale analyzes how electrical signals flow through your body, estimating how much of your total weight is fat-free mass compared to body fat. You may not always get every answer you ...

Research conducted by Dr. Cyrus Raji and his team presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North ...

A new study redefines obesity, potentially classifying nearly 70% of US adults as obese, a significant jump from previous ...

There are various types of body composition tests (more on these below). Still, each one measures the percentages of fat and fat-free mass (muscle and bone) in the body. Knowing these percentages can ...

New research points to a better way to measure obesity than body mass index. Body mass index was first developed in 1832 and has been the standard way to estimate a person’s body fat since the 1980s.

People with high levels of body fat stored in their belly or arms may be more likely to develop diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's than people with low levels of fat in these areas, according ...