Your PWR is the amount of power that can be produced in relation to your body weight, usually expressed in watts per kilogram. The higher your power-to-weight ratio, the easier it will be to pedal and ...

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

VO2 max is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during intense exercise. It's important for sustained athletic ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

Roche announced its next generation assay received FDA 510(k) clearance for the measurement of lipoprotein(a) for assessment ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

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

Hers shares information about the average weight for women in the U.S., what women believe the ideal weight is, and the ...

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

These evaluations measure how efficiently the body converts nutrients into energy, assessing mitochondrial function, insulin ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...