For bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts, changing body composition often reflects hard work and discipline—but knowing body composition is useful for anyone, and for more than just bragging rights.

(WJAR) — An expert witness testified Thursday a person does not need to be naked for body composition testing. Dr. Laurie Milliken, an associate professor at University of Massachusetts Boston and CEO ...

For decades, health experts have relied on body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height, to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. But sometimes, you need more than ...

Setting out to reduce body fat and build muscle at the same–otherwise known as changing your body composition–is among the most common goals for fitness newbies and gym fanatics alike. Adjusting this ...

If you're looking to lose fat and build muscle rather than just lose weight, have you heard of body recomposition? The goal of body recomposition is to lose body fat while gaining muscle mass at the ...

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and body fat provides key insights into strength and longevity that the scale ...

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Hill weighs Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Perrin during body composition assessments aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln. (MCS Joey Sitter/Navy) Later ...

Compared with placebo, extended-release naltrexone-bupropion combination therapy reduced total fat mass and improved the lean-to-fat mass ratio in individuals with obesity or overweight and controlled ...

The Navy will allow sailors who score high on their annual fitness test but might be carrying a few extra pounds to forgo extra physical training requirements as the services change their ...

In this op-ed, the author argues the Army’s outdated body composition policies are quietly eroding the readiness, health and performance of the force. (Pfc. Lilliana Fraser/Army) The Army’s outdated ...

German medical device company seca rolled out the first portable body composition scanner designed for primary care settings on Thursday. The product, called Alpha, seeks to give primary care ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — While obesity has been studied extensively in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), little is known about the role of body composition, or the specific location of fat deposition ...