A third of these men, selected to represent wide BMI distribution, were studied for body fat measurements by specific methods. A total of 141 healthy men, approximately similar number from rural ...

Additionally, the relation between BMI and percentage of body fat is not linear and differs for men and women. The consequences of the errors in the measurement of obesity with BMI depend on ...

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. Experts weighed in.

Calculating body fat percentage isn’t always completely accurate, and there are many methods to try. We’ll talk about the healthy range for men and women, and the limitations.

Artist Nickolay Lamm compared the body measurements of the average middle-aged man from the United States, Japan, France, and the Netherlands.

The 1960-1962 report found that the average popliteal height for men was 17.3 inches (43.9 centimeters), and the average for women was 15.6 inches (39.6 cm). The researchers noted that for men ...

Based on the shoulder measurements of 7,476 men aged 20 years and older taken during the same time period, the average shoulder width of men in the United States was 16.1 inches (41.1 cm).

It's no secret, one of the biggest reasons many of us workout every day is to look our possible best. For men, it not only means being muscular, but also having a lean, proportional body structure ...

To investigate, 207 young men and women were recruited and measurements of positive and negative moods, body satisfaction, drive for thinness and drive for masculinity were firstly assessed.

In the pilot program, the maximum waist measurement for men will be 39 inches, and the maximum for women will be 35.5 inches, said Cmdr. Matt Rooney, chief of the Coast Guard's Policy and ...

Male measurements: Male fitness models also vary in size and shape; no matter what, they usually need to have visible muscles and a body fat percentage of around 6% to 7%. Lingerie and swimwear models ...