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.

The U.S. military has officially moved away from long-standing height-and-weight tables and the traditional tape test in favor of a waist-to-height ratio as the primary body composition standard for ...

Modeling isn’t just a matter of strutting your stuff on the catwalk—it also means that you need mathematical precision when it comes to taking your body measurements. Having precise measurements is ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. We’ll start at the very beginning: Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of someone’s weight compared to their height whereas body fat ...

Body mass index (BMI) has various deficiencies as a measure of obesity, especially when the BMI measure is based on self-reported height and weight. BMI is an indirect measure of body fat compared ...

You've probably heard the term BMI (body mass index). It's based on height and weight, and it's been widely used to determine who’s underweight, normal weight, overweight, or has obesity. But BMI has ...

The Air Force tape test is returning to base gyms and fitness testing facilities, two years after the service dropped the abdominal circumference measurement in fitness assessments. The service is ...

A body composition scale analyzes how electrical signals flow through your body, estimating how much of your total weight is fat-free mass compared to body fat. You may not always get every answer you ...

What Is an Ideal Body Weight? Ideal weight is different for everyone. Doctors use weight as one benchmark for health. A “healthy weight range” is based on various factors unique to you, offering ...