How to measure your body fat percentage — and what's considered healthy

A healthy body fat percentage is between 14% and 31% for women and 10% to 25% for men. However, these are just averages and every body is different.
Baylor College of Medicine

Body fat percentage vs. BMI - Which is important?

The start of a new year for many means the start of a new health and fitness journey. Claire Edgemon, senior registered dietitian at Baylor College of Medicine, provides insight on how knowing your ...
NPR

BMI is flawed. Try a body composition test

For decades, health experts have relied on body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height, to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. But sometimes, you need more than ...
AOL

Is BMI or Body Fat More Important?

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 ...
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What a Body Composition Screening Is — and What It Says About Your Health

ON THIS PAGEWhat It IsWho Should Get ItTypesUnderstanding Your ResultsA body composition test measures percentages of fat, bone, and muscle in the body. It can provide a snapshot of your overall ...
Forbes

Body Fat Percentage: A Complete Guide

As an editor and writer who has contributed to many national and local publications, Nicole Gregory enjoys communicating clearly on critical health topics so that readers can make informed choices for ...
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How To Measure Your Body's Muscle Mass?

Your body is made of a lot of things and so it is important to know how it works for you to set specific goals. If you are about to hit the gym, chances are, you wanna know how your body reacts to ...

BMI alone may not be enough to measure cardiometabolic disease risk among adults, researchers find

Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone's risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers ...