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It’s important to know your numbers when it comes to heart disease risk. Cholesterol levels, weight, blood pressure and A1C all offer vital clues when it comes to the state of your cardiovascular ...

Weight measurements are a part of daily life-from following recipes to weighing produce or monitoring fitness. Standardized units like ounces and pounds ensure consistency and accuracy. Avoirdupois ...

Selena Gomez is opening up about the insecurities she’s dealt with as a result of years of body-shaming. “I got stung by a person saying I was fat. Why is that [emotion] coming up?” Gomez, 33, told ...

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First introduced in the 19th century, body mass index has been used to define obesity in the U.S. for decades. Now, a new study questions the centuries-old standard. Two in five U.S. adults are living ...

Share on Pinterest Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study ...

Body fat scales provide a rough estimate of your body composition based on your weight and other factors. However, research suggests that smart scales may not be fully accurate at measuring body fat.

BMI is an estimate of body composition based on weight and height. For people of any sex, a moderate BMI is usually 18.5 to 24.9. For people assigned female at birth, BMI does have some limitations.