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 ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Body composition offers a clearer picture of health than weight alone, because it reflects your unique proportions of fat, muscle, bone, ...

Major Sharon Sisbarro is a Communication Strategy and Operations Officer assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps and temporarily supporting the DOD Board on Diversity and Inclusion. She has eleven years ...

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.

The scale has never been a friend to Mana Mostatabi. Even back in high school, when she ran a quick 100m on the varsity track team, her BMI – a ratio of weight to height – put her in the overweight ...

A soldier receives a 3-D body scan at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Oct. 18, 2021. The scan/study is part of a comprehensive body composition study examining the association between body composition and Soldier ...

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Hill weighs Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Perrin during body composition assessments aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln. (MCS Joey Sitter/Navy) Later ...

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 ...

German medical device company seca rolled out the first portable body composition scanner designed for primary care settings on Thursday. The product, called Alpha, seeks to give primary care ...

Xiaomi has announced its eight-electrode body composition scale that provides up to 35 body composition analysis reports. The new Xiaomi body fat scale adopts a dual-frequency bioimpedance measurement ...