When it comes to achieving healthy body weight, some men might look to what’s average and use that as their goal. For ...

The average weight of a 13-year-old may depend on several factors. Height is one of the main factors affecting weight in children. Puberty can also affect a child’s weight and appearance.

Pediatricians calculate BMI and other measurements using growth charts which track an individual’s growth over their childhood. Several factors affect a child’s weight, including: The CDC ...

If using BMI, it's recommended ... Academy of Sports Medicine. Calculator - get your body fat percentage. Woolcott OO, Seuring T. Temporal trends in obesity defined by the relative fat mass (RFM) ...

Excess body weight includes the terms ‘overweight’ and ‘obesity.’ Having excess body weight is clearly linked to an overall increased risk of cancer. According to research from the American Cancer ...

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...

New research challenges everything we thought we knew about weight and longevity. Scientific evidence now shows that fitness ...

Lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and higher high-density lipoprotein are seen in the decade preceding diagnosis of dementia.

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.