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

Officials said while BMI relies on height and weight, body roundness index incorporates waist size — giving a clearer view of body shape and related health factors.

For those who are more used to weight in pounds and height in feet and inches ... including the American Medical Association, ...

For owners like Jord hoping to measure their dog's height, place the measuring tape at the base of one of your dog's front paws. Extend the tape to the top of your dog's head and note the measurements ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

In response to avian influenza “bird flu", St. Luke’s announced Friday, that it is preparing its lab for surveillance. And ...

BMI is a formula that uses a person's height and weight ratio to ... or clinic obesity with other means of measure, Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for ...

Young women undergoing a breast reduction surgery may need extra help keeping weight gain at bay following the procedure.

The life insurance medical exam is part of many insurers’ underwriting processes to evaluate the risk of insuring you. The ...

Permits have been filed to vertically expand the building at 150-28 Hillside Ave. in Jamaica, increasing its height from two ...

The clampdown comes after several reports of people entering a false weight online to meet the criteria for the injections ...