COLUMBIA, Mo. – Measuring body composition – the amount of fatty tissue, muscle tissue and bone present in the body – can provide valuable information for determining an individual's overall health ...

To compare body fat mass at the same stage of pubertal maturation, genital stage 2 (G2), in a Spanish and in a Mexican sample of boys. In an earlier longitudinal study using anthropometric data, we ...

A new study analysing almost 9,400 responses has discovered large variations in how pregnancy can affect women's perceptions of their body. The research is believed to be the first meta-analysis ...

Data sources PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and SportDiscus. Eligibility criteria Inclusion criteria comprised studies of transgender individuals comparing body composition or physical fitness ...