In everyday conversation, and even on our site, we treat the terms mass and weight like synonyms. But scientifically, the two are related but very separate. The mass of an object is an intrinsic ...

Crash diets, which promise rapid weight loss, are unhealthy and unsustainable. While crash diets lead to initial weight loss, this is primarily due to loss of water weight and muscle mass, not fat.

"Any way we looked at the data, the relationship was crystal clear — the more a person’s weight varied from year to year ... "Some studies have revealed a complex interplay between age-related muscle ...

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...

Obesity is a significant risk factor for premature mortality due to the predisposition to metabolic and cardiovascular disease. However, is this effect independent of the birth weight? A new research ...