What it is: A system for measuring levels of body fat using a mat embedded with sensors that can assess the density of various parts of the body. The market: Spending on equipment and testing that ...

What’s the best way to test body fat? I prefer to use a caliper, a hand-held device that measures skin folds. It’s fairly accurate as long as you use the correct formula for calculating percentage of ...

Here’s what to know about body composition numbers and what these metrics mean for your health and performance.

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

Knowing the correct body fat percentage for women might sound a little too heavy on the science for the non-athletes of us ...

OBJECTIVE: This study compares skinfold caliper and sonographic measurements of the amount and distribution of subcutaneous adipose tissue teenagers gain during pregnancy to test three hypotheses: (1) ...