Thanks to the ever-improving world of fitness trackers and apps, you've never had more access to personal health data. But which of the dizzying number of markers and metrics should you really be ...

Hydrostatic weighing, also known as underwater weighing or hydrodensitometry, is one of the most accurate ways to measure body fat. It was considered the gold standard for measuring body composition ...

Withings debuted a new smart scale at CES Monday that can tell you more about your feet than how much weight you put on them every day. Called the Body Scan, it can calculate body composition, and ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

Alice Bullas receives funding from UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme, for a project on 'evaluation of body measurement methods for children living with obesity'. She is affiliated with the ...