The Marine Corps just killed height-and-weight screenings. A completely new method is now the standard for every Marine's ...

The Marines’ waist-to-height standard for body composition shall be less than or equal to 0.52, slimmer than the Pentagon’s ...

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 ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. We’ll start at the very beginning: Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army is wrapping up research on how best to measure a soldier's body fat -- but the service's controversial tape test might ...

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 ...

Obesity has long been established as a risk factor for cancer, particularly when it’s stored in certain areas of the body. Now, new research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk ...

When you’re on a health journey, knowing your body weight isn’t enough. You need all the nitty-gritty details to paint the ...

Obesity leaves a lasting imprint on fat and immune cells in ways that might make weight regain harder to avoid ...

Plus, studies show that a high-protein diet can help with losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time. Research shows that ...