A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

Body composition refers to the amount of fat and fat-free mass (muscle, bone, ... Consuming a diet rich in protein has been shown to reduce fat while preserving lean body mass.

Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

Measurements: weight, BMI, body fat percentage, body water percentage, bone mass, muscle mass, visceral fat, basal metabolic rate, metabolic age, subcutaneous fat, protein, fat-free body weight ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...

Fat-free mass (FFM), also known as lean body mass, is the portion of your body that is not fat. It basically consists of the muscle, bones, organs, and body water, and is measured in kilograms per ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

More information: Kannan Sridharan et al, Is fat‐free mass‐based gentamicin dosing regimen preferable than whole‐body weight in neonates?, Pediatric Investigation (2023). DOI: 10.1002/ped4.12386 ...

Change in body composition, including a lower fat-free mass index (FFMI), often occurs in patients with COPD irrespective of body weight, write Felipe V.C. Machado, MSc, of Maastricht University ...

Objectives: To determine sex differences in the distribution of regional and total skeletal muscle (SM) using contiguous whole body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, and to examine the relations ...