A new cross-cultural study involving participants from China, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom found that men with a body ...

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

It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," ...

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO The average weight for men 20 years and older in the United States is just under 200 pounds, at 199.8 pounds. Though it's helpful to understand, the average ...

BMI Body Mass Index Formula Needless to say, using an online calculator is much easier! Once you have got it, you can compare your result to the chart below: Underweight = 18.5 or less Normal weight = ...

In the U.S., the overall average body fat percentage is around 40% for women and 28% for men. Body fat (BF) percentage refers to the ratio of fat (adipose tissue) in the body in comparison to overall ...

Background The impact of body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) and waist circumference (WC) on mortality in elderly individuals is controversial and previous research has largely focused on obesity. Methods ...

Total testosterone levels were 20.2-fold higher in men than in women [423.8 (3.6) vs 21.0 (15.0) ng/dL; P < 0.001]. Individuals with higher total testosterone levels tended to be younger, living alone ...