Troops must have a waist measurement close to or less than half their height or risk being placed in their service's remedial programs.

A body composition test measures percentages of fat, bone, and muscle in the body. It can provide a snapshot of your overall health, inform strategies to improve health, and help gauge progress toward ...

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Hill weighs Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Perrin during body composition assessments aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln. (MCS Joey Sitter/Navy) Later ...

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) is a widely adopted, non‐invasive technique used to estimate body composition by applying a low-level alternating electrical current through the body. This ...

The move replaces traditional height-and-weight tables as the primary measure of body fat standards.

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 ...