How Do You Measure Body Fat Percentage?

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

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
Healthline

What Is an Adjusted Body Weight, and When Is It Used?

Adjusted body weight is used to calculate weight, which considers lean and fat mass. This tool can help provide more precise medical and nutritional assessments. Healthcare professionals often use ...
SlashGear

How Do Smart Scales Get Their Measurements? (And Are They Accurate?)

When most of us get serious about losing weight or getting in shape, one of the first things we buy is a scale. However, these days, not just any scale will do. If you're like most people, you want to ...
Healthline

Ideal Body Weight: What You Need to Know

Calculating your ideal body weight (IBW) can help you gain some insight into your possible risk for weight-related health conditions. However, this tool doesn’t always provide an accurate assessment.
NPR

Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here's what to know

The scale has never been a friend to Mana Mostatabi. Even back in high school, when she ran a quick 100m on the varsity track team, her BMI – a ratio of weight to height – put her in the overweight ...
Verywell Health on MSN

Waist circumference vs weight: Which tells you more about your health?

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Key Takeaways Overweight and obesity both carry health risks, but body mass index ...
The Conversation

Should we ditch BMI and use the ‘body roundness index’ instead?

Body mass index (better known as BMI) has long been used to get a quick and easy snapshot of a person’s body fat levels. To calculate someone’s BMI, you divide their weight in kilograms by their ...