A new study presented this week in Italy suggested that WHO BMI standards for obesity should be lowered for adults between ...

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, or formerly DEXA) is a technique used to measure bone mineral density (BMD). The preferred regions for BMD measurement are lumbar spine, proximal femur and whole ...

The internationally recognized body-mass index (BMI) cutoff point for obesity may not be appropriate for middle-aged and ...

Professional ballerinas are at risk of having an eating disorder and many are unhappy with their bodies. Recreational ballet ...

The conventional BMI cutoff for obesity may be better replaced with adiposity measures that accommodate changes in the body ...

That said, there also are more formal—and highly accurate—ways to measure your body composition. These include Dual X-ray Energy Absorptiometry (DEXA), Bod Pod, and hydrostatic weighing. These ...

Couch potato children are more likely to suffer premature heart damage, a new study warns. An increase in time from childhood ...

Can measuring arm fat help predict spinal fracture risk? New research suggests so, revealing a surprising link between arm ...

In addition, historical figures are available from UNSCEAR. These show, for example, that single-photon absorptiometry, which is now used little if at all, the entrance surface doses was 50 μGy and ...

Saints team president Dennis Lauscha said a poor NFLPA report card didn’t spark major cafeteria renovations. It’s a move that ...

Research presented at the 26th European Congress of Endocrinology in Stockholm suggests that measuring the total fat mass in ...

Osteoporosis was diagnosed based on a femoral or lumbar spine T-score below -2.5 (if a dual x-ray absorptiometry scan was available), a history of major osteoporotic fractures (hip, vertebral, humerus ...