The Marine Corps just killed height-and-weight screenings. A completely new method is now the standard for every Marine's ...

The maximum waist-to-height ratio allowed for Marines is more stringent than the Defense Department’s requirement.

The number on the scale doesn’t reveal everything about your health. In an era dominated by smartwatches and fitness apps, tracking health has never been easier—or more confusing. The sheer volume of ...

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 ...

The Withings Body Scan smart scale can record an ECG, body composition analysis, and measure nerve activity. Withings will also provide personalized coaching plans alongside its new smart scale. The ...

Xiaomi has announced its eight-electrode body composition scale that provides up to 35 body composition analysis reports. The new Xiaomi body fat scale adopts a dual-frequency bioimpedance measurement ...

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 ...