Body composition is a way to measure and monitor your fat mass and your fat-free mass. Fat-free mass includes any tissue that isn’t fat—muscle, bone, water, blood, cells, organs, and so forth. While ...

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 ...

Research suggests certain medications could help build or maintain muscle during weight loss. Here's how they work & how to ...

The importance of strength training is well known. But when it comes to how to strength train, the advice can be confusing. Popular workout modalities take vastly different approaches. Low-impact ...

Charles Sturt University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. BMI is an internationally recognised screening method for sorting people into one of four weight categories: underweight ...

While patients currently must get weekly injections of the weight loss drug Wegovy, the FDA has now approved a daily pill ...

If your goal is to drop fat and gain muscle at the same time, it can be challenging. Following a body recomposition approach can help you achieve a stronger and leaner physique. This strategy combines ...

Rapid, short-term weight loss may lead to the loss of muscle mass, nutrient deficiencies, or gallstones. For safe, manageable, and long-term weight loss, aim to lose 1 to 2 pounds weekly. Losing ...

In science, there are thousands of ways to measure the world around us that the average person may never encounter. For example: Pascals to measure pressure, Candles to measure light intensity, and ...

Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a New York City-based magazine and book writer whose work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Women’s Health, Health, Cosmopolitan, Fitness, Prevention, ...