Understanding your body goes well beyond a mere number on the scale. That's where DEXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) scans come. This low-dose X-ray measures bone density, muscle mass, and body ...

One important aim of a laboratory in a center such as the Children’s Nutrition Research Center is the dissemination of information to other investigators as well as to the general public. This ...

Body composition studies play a key role in understanding childhood growth and development. Questions such as whether body weight or lean body mass is the best indicator of when premature babies are ...

This may not give you the best reading of your body composition. Few health metrics are as contentious as body mass index, or BMI. A ratio of height to weight, BMI is used widely in the medical field ...

Objective The inclusion of transgender athletes in competitive sports has promoted significant dialogue and controversy among exercise-related professionals. The objective of this study was to ...

At the start of 2025, I knew I wanted to lose a little body fat. I just didn't want to be miserable doing it. All the weight loss tactics I'd grown up internalizing — painstakingly tracking calories ...

Hormonal shifts drive fat redistribution, muscle loss, and bone decline—all risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women, says Brooke Aggarwal, EdD. Menopause comes with more symptoms than just ...

A soldier receives a 3-D body scan at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Oct. 18, 2021. The scan/study is part of a comprehensive body composition study examining the association between body composition and Soldier ...