BMI has long been used as a standard measure of obesity, endorsed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and ...

What makes a man’s body attractive? A new international study explored this question using body scans and evolutionary models ...

Muscle ultrasound can detect insulin resistance and lower muscle mass, according to a study published online June 12 in the ...

Researchers say they have a better way to measure weight than BMI - The cost-effective option is already found in some ...

BIA uses a small, painless electric current to determine your body fat percentage, lean muscle mass, and water content.

34. Mirzababaei A, Abaj F, Khosravinia D, Ghorbani M, Valisoltani N, Clark C, et al. The mediatory effect of inflammatory markers on the association between a body shape index and body roundness index ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. may be ripe in a year. At that time, setmelanotide should be approved for HO in the U.S. and ...

For many people, no matter what doctor you're seeing, the routine is essentially the same. You enter the room, sit down on the medical exam paper, get your blood pressure taken, then step on the scale ...

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...