The Pentagon on Monday issued a memo directing the U.S. military to evaluate the body fat of troops using a waist-to-height ...

To pass the new standards, a service member’s waist measurement can be only slightly more than half of their height.

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

As many people begin the year with health and fitness resolutions, Boise State University’s Human Performance Laboratory is ...

A body composition test measures percentages of fat, bone, and muscle in the body. It can provide a snapshot of your overall health, inform strategies to improve health, and help gauge progress toward ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Body composition offers a clearer picture of health than ...

The Pentagon is shifting from height and weight tables and replacing them with a waist-to-height ratio methodology.