VENICE, Italy — Obesity as defined by adiposity measures corresponds to a lower body mass index (BMI) cutoff (≥ 27) in men and women of middle age or older than does the widely used conventional ...

BMI is still commonly used to assess obesity even though research has shown it's not necessarily a reliable metric. A new study proposes doctors instead use technology that can measure body fat. Body ...

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.

Thanks to the ever-improving world of fitness trackers and apps, you've never had more access to personal health data. But which of the dizzying number of markers and metrics should you really be ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The American Medical Association (AMA) is acknowledging limitations when relying on only body mass index (BMI) as a measure of patients' health. In a new policy, there is a ...

The American Medical Association released a new policy on how doctors should use body mass index (BMI), acknowledging the metric's inherent flaws. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tell us that more than two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, and the numbers keep climbing in our children. Although we ...

The Lilliputian tailors measure Gulliver for a new suit of clothing, from Part I of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels." (1726) Illustration (1909) by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) Source: Alamy stock ...

The Marine Corps has begun shipping more than 250 new biometric machines around the globe as part of a new policy to measure body composition standards more accurately before labeling a Marine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pentagon has released its implementing guidance for using the waist-to-height ratio to calculate service members’ body ...