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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Women usually have a higher body fat percentage than men. A body fat range of 25% to 31% for women or 18% to 24% for men is typical for nonathletes. Measuring your waist, using skinfold calipers, or ...

This study suggests that percent body fat is a much more reliable predictor of the likelihood of wound infection in obese persons than BMI. Clinicians are accustomed to obtaining and using BMI ...

A new systematic review and meta-analysis by researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia report that full-body strength training workouts are an effective way to reduce body fat ...

What makes a man physically attractive? Many people think big muscles are the key, but recent scientific studies suggest otherwise. Research published in Personality and Individual Differences reveals ...