Hi Monique, In your column about weight loss and body composition monitoring, you mentioned that scales that compute body fat should use a formula appropriate to athletes. Can you comment further about that means What errors can be induced

A good diet and exercise see a cat lose 20% of its body weight to be crowned UK pet slimmer of the year.

A growing body of research suggests that visceral fat -- deep underlying fat in the abdomen surrounding a person's vital organs -- may be a greater predictor of heart disease and diabetes than simple weight or body mass index .

The Biggest Loser tugged at heartstrings nationwide as its shrinking stars turned the show into a ratings hit for Network Ten last year.

Step on. Look at the number. Step off. Would that using a scale could be so simple. But as anyone trying to lose -- or even maintain -- weight knows, the relationship with the bathroom scale is tenuous at best.

The first thing Rosalie Bradford wanted you to know about her was that she was an addict.

With the advent of the body mass index and scales that flash both poundage and percentage of body fat, it seems hard to believe there's still confusion over what constitutes proper weight.