Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and ...

Hers shares information about the average weight for women in the U.S., what women believe the ideal weight is, and the ...

Kohyama, J. (2025) Breaking Free from “Sacrificing Sleep to Achieve”: Toward an Approach Grounded in Sleep Health Literacy. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 13, 359-377. doi: ...

Watch out! Muscle fat may increase the risk of heart disease and death, regardless of your body mass index (BMI).

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough ... The Lancet report suggests that another metric is far more useful when determining a patient’s overall health ...

Kushner also said that the commission does not recommend doing away with BMI entirely but stressed the importance of also using this other important metric in order to get a more accurate picture of a ...

A Massachusetts doctor, who practiced at several locations including Brigham and Women's Hospital, faced rape charges Friday.Dr. Derrick Todd was indicted on Thursday, on two counts of rape ...

says that “men develop type 2 diabetes at a lower BMI than do women”. However, at menopause, things can go haywire. Surprisingly, studies have recently shown that our metabolisms only start to ...

A new data report is out on global music streaming with women dominating the pop music chart and winning seven of the top 10 spots. The artists include Taylor Swift, who takes home the top spot ...

The Roark sisters represent an ongoing trend emerging in the United States: More younger women are being diagnosed with cancer. Cancer rates have generally declined among men in the US early this ...

For years, BMI has been the go-to metric for determining whether a person is overweight ... For example, a waist size over 35 inches for women or 40 inches for men may indicate excess fat. Direct Body ...

A patient checks their body mass index (BMI) on a chart in the doctor's office in Denver ... by height squared (in meters), has been the go-to metric for assessing obesity. While simple and widely ...