New obesity standards focus on belly fat and body composition, affecting men and Asian individuals most dramatically ...

Mallory Christopherson, DC, FMT, CSCS, is a certified chiropractic and sports medicine physician and founder at Superior Sport & Spine. Body types are categorized as ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph ...

There are various types of body composition tests (more on these below). Still, each one measures the percentages of fat and fat-free mass (muscle and bone) in the body. Knowing these percentages can ...

If you’re trying to lose fat while gaining muscle, you’re working toward what fitness experts call body recomposition. While it isn’t an overnight process, the right combination of training, nutrition ...

If you're trying to lose fat while building muscle, body recomposition is the approach you're looking for. You don't have to choose between weight loss or bulking up. Instead, this method changes the ...

Hydrostatic weighing uses a specialized water tank and scale to measure the body composition of a person who is completely submerged. Hydrostatic weighing is an accurate way to determine body ...

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 ...

A new cross-cultural study involving participants from China, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom found that men with a body mass index between 23 and 27 were rated as the most physically attractive.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication during pregnancy that poses serious health risks to both mothers and their offspring. Risk factors for GDM, such as obesity, ...