Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

A team of researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Yale University and Yale New Haven Health, found that BMI alone may significantly underestimate how many U.S adults ...

Only 40% of adults meet criteria for obesity when BMI alone is used. A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, according to a study published ...

The IOC Executive Board today approved a proposal to submit to the 145th IOC Session amendments to the Olympic Charter intended to clarify the definition and design standards for the creation of ...

Mass percent composition, often referred to as weight percent, expresses the proportion of each element present in a compound by mass. It's calculated by dividing the mass of the element in one mole ...

Most of the human body is water, with an average of roughly 60%. The amount of water in the body can change slightly with different factors, such as age, sex, and hydration levels. Most of the human ...

The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a new definition of obesity released earlier this year by the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission. Researchers from ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

An annual percentage yield, or APY, is the rate of return on money in a bank account. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you ...

For bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts, changing body composition often reflects hard work and discipline—but knowing body composition is useful for anyone, and for more than just bragging rights.

Stainless steel is the alloy of choice for a wide variety of both gas and liquid chromatography systems, making it very important for users of stainless steel to understand their material choice as ...