In the past 20 years, the average rate of obesity among adults in the United States has risen by approximately 30 percent, but the rate of those with the most severe forms of obesity, or those with a ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...

University students who spend more than ten hours a week playing video games may face higher risks of obesity and poor sleep ...

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 ...

Here’s what to know about body composition numbers and what these metrics mean for your health and performance.

In a new research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics, a team of Yale experts examined the clinical utility of taking additional measurements in children with high body mass index, or BMI, to diagnose ...

BMI alone does not define health. Experts say visceral fat, the deep abdominal fat linked to insulin resistance and stress, ...

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 ...