New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

Ashley Nickson, 35, tipped the scales at 17st 10lbs after piling on the pounds following the births of her children ...

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Abdominal fat mass index was strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea risk across demographic subgroups, including racial and BMI categories.

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A LOT OF people grew up using a scale to check their weight. To try to improve their health, they might check it against their height and a standard Body Mass Index (BMI) chart. But as important as ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD The average weight for women in the United States is about 170 pounds, and the ...

Policy makers seeking to reduce childhood obesity must prioritize investment in treatment and primary prevention. We estimated the cost-effectiveness of seven interventions high on the obesity ...

Researchers at the Roslin Institute, part of the University of Edinburgh, have developed a line of self-renewing pig fat ...

A fitness coach named Emma Gilligan has explained the reason your weight might be going up and down from day to day – and it has nothing to do with gaining or losing fat ...

Jun. 8—(Family Features) Obesity is a lifelong health problem that affects more than 42% of American adults and impacts some ethnic and racial groups more than others. According to the U.S. Centers ...