In the U.S., the overall average body fat percentage is around 40% for women and 28% for men. Body fat (BF) percentage refers to the ratio of fat (adipose tissue) in the body in comparison to overall ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether specific risk factors for obesity were more evident in young, normal-weight African-American (AA) compared to Caucasian-American (CA) women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional age ...

Body mass index (BMI) is an estimate of body fat. It’s calculated using a statistical ratio of weight to height and applied based on your sex assigned at birth (1, 2). Developed over a century ago by ...

Comparison is the thief of joy — or, in this case, a robber of confidence. Unfortunately for Kim Kardashian and her loyal disciples, a study conducted by Toronto’s York University discovered that ...