Coke Zero is a diet soda that contains no sugar or calories, but is advertised to taste more similar to regular Coca-Cola than Diet Coke. While this makes it a popular choice for individuals trying to watch their weight or avoid sugar, some of the ingredients in the product may pose health risks to some individuals.

Once upon a time bathroom scales just told you your weight, now they can tell you how much of your weight is fat. The new generation of digital bathroom scales can also track your weight loss and share the information via Wi-Fi with your smartphone, tablet or iPad.

Gaining weight in the stomach area can make you feel uncomfortable and unattractive, but if the fat isn’t the “pinchable” kind just under your skin, it can also be dangerous.

Your metabolic age will give you an idea of what kind of physical health you are in using your base metabolic rate, or BMR. If your metabolic age is lower than your actual age, it means your body is in good health.

Klonopin, the brand name for clonazepam, belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Klonopin is mainly prescribed to treat anxiety, panic attacks and seizure disorders. Klonopin works by enhancing the activities of neurotransmitters that reduce excess brain activity.

Boys come in all different shapes and sizes. No matter how broad the spectrum is for normal growth, a parent’s most common question is, “What size should my son be?” Parents worry whether their son is too small to make the dean’s list. They question whether their son too small to play basketball.

The use of digital body composition analyzers has increased in popularity to assess healthy weight in both the medical field and fitness industry. Body composition, also known as body fat percentage, is a more accurate predictor of healthy weight than the number of pounds on the scale as stand alone data.

The fat stores in your body are metabolically active and dynamic tissues. Two opposing forces determine the amount of fat you carry around from day to day. Lipogenesis is the process that converts sugars to fats, which are subsequently deposited and stored in fat tissue.

The cut physique and impressive lines of a fitness model are the result of paying consistent attention to diet and exercise. One result is a body fat percentage that can be considerably lower than average, often on par with professional athletes.

There are three general types of body shapes: ectomorph, mesomorph and endomorph. Ectomorphs are naturally lean with small bone structures; mesomorphs tend to be athletic with large bone and muscle structures; and endomorphs have stocky and solid.

The body mass index, or BMI, is a tool that measures your body's fatness, which is an indicator of health. While BMI is useful for most people, however, it may not be a good measurement of health for athletes or bodybuilders.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plots measurements of children according to percentiles, or how they compare to other children of the same gender and age. Although one child is in a top percentile and another is at the bottom, both children can be perfectly healthy and growing just as they should.