For bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts, changing body composition often reflects hard work and discipline—but knowing body composition is useful for anyone, and for more than just bragging rights.

For decades, health experts have relied on body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight to height, to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. But sometimes, you need more than ...

There are various types of body composition tests (more on these below). Still, each one measures the percentages of fat and fat-free mass (muscle and bone) in the body. Knowing these percentages can ...

Establishing a strong nutritional foundation during the first two years of life has been globally recognized by experts as a priority to ensure optimal growth, functional development and health later ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The scale’s Eyes-Closed Mode gives you an alternative way to interact with your weight and body composition data.

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 ...

The Omron Body Composition Monitor and Scale BCM-500 is part of the Bathroom Scales test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Smart Bathroom Scales models like the Body Composition Monitor ...

Modern smartwatches come with an extensive set of health monitoring features. The likes of Samsung‘s Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 let users measure their body composition right from their wrists.