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.

Higher levels of visceral fat were linked to about a 51% increase in the likelihood of stress urinary incontinence. That’s a ...

When it comes to measuring your health status or fitness level, there’s no shortage of metrics out there, which makes ...

Your weight alone can’t tell the full story of your health. Body composition—how much muscle, fat, bone, and water you carry—offers a clearer picture of fitness and disease risk. Understanding and ...

In new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The Journal of Nutrition, a 42-year-old theory as to why children's body mass index ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher rates of neurodegenerative disease were linked to “central obesity” and “arm-dominant fat distribution.” ...

New AMRA research: "Adverse muscle composition is associated with all-cause mortality in CKD: a UK Biobank Imaging Study" ...

Objective The inclusion of transgender athletes in competitive sports has promoted significant dialogue and controversy among exercise-related professionals. The objective of this study was to ...

WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps is shifting from height and weight tables and replacing them with a waist-to-height ratio methodology, the service announced Thursday. The Marines’ waist-to-height ...

Your weight alone can’t tell the full story of your health—body composition does. By looking at fat, muscle, bone, and water percentages, you get a clearer picture of your well-being. Understanding ...