The two-year test may bring the Navy - and perhaps the other services - closer to scientific consensus on the best way to measure body fat.

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

In this op-ed, the author argues the Army's outdated body composition policies are quietly eroding the readiness, health and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a sweeping, military-wide review of physical fitness and grooming standards with the apparent aim of making the military a stricter and less accommodating ...

Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

Along with counting steps via fitness trackers like Fitbit or Apple Watch, Silicon Valley professionals can track their fat versus lean mass right outside work, at increasingly popular "testing-to ...

The normal Army standard is up to 26% body fat for men and 36% for women ... applicants as obesity becomes more common and academic test scores slump in the U.S. Last year, the service hit ...

California’s physical fitness test, a fixture in schools for 25 years, is set to be eliminated because it measures students’ body fat, too often inciting shame and anxiety among students, under a ...