The military’s new height to waist standards aim to better measure health and readiness, but raise concerns about fairness, ...

The Navy unveiled its new physical fitness assessment cycle on Tuesday, requiring sailors to undergo two PFAs per calendar ...

Sailors who fail three physical fitness assessments within four years will be processed for administrative separation, the ...

Body composition assessment techniques play a critical role in both clinical practice and sports science by providing quantitative insights into the distribution of fat, muscle, bone, and water in the ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Army has published a new directive called “Army Body Fat Assessment for the Army Body Composition Program” that will make immediate changes to the Army Body Composition ...

DexaFit Scottsdale has announced the availability of its DEXA scan service, a recognized method for measuring body ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lindora, a leader in medically guided weight loss and metabolic health solutions, is excited to announce complimentary body composition assessments have begun this ...

Many facets of health and growth are closely related to body composition. The body’s mass and proportion of lean tissue, bone mineral, adipose tissue, body water and other components offer a valuable ...

This e-learning course addresses the principles and procedures concerning the deuterium dilution technique of estimating total body water. The module is based on information in IAEA Human Health ...

A recent European Journal of Clinical Nutrition study highlights some of the historical challenges associated with the assessment of body composition in the first two years of life. Historically, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KSWO) - The U.S. military is replacing long-standing height-and-weight charts with ‘waist-to-height ratio’ ...