One of the biggest limitations of BMI is that it doesn't differentiate between muscle and fat. Muscle weighs more than fat, ...

While heart disease, diabetes and prediabetes are the most common health concerns related to obesity, many other conditions ...

The Yale team defined BMI-defined obesity using well-established threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatric ...

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

Obesity indices, particularly body fat percentage and relative fat mass, were associated with OA and may aid in early detection.

Recognising the value of preconception and interpregnancy care Gestational weight gain (GWG) remains one of the most closely monitored yet misunderstood aspects of prenatal care. For decades, ...

Researchers evaluated how the duration of acid blockade medication use affects weight and body mass index among children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.

The META-AF trial found fewer recurrences of atrial arrhythmias, a benefit unexplained by weight loss or glycemic control.

HealthDay News — There are some significant sex differences in blood-based biomarkers during concussion recovery in teenagers, according to a study published in the November/December issue of the ...

In patients with renal cell carcinoma, greater abdominal adiposity and lower skeletal mass are associated with aggressive pathology.

This would not be the first time that public-health experts have prematurely celebrated the peak of America’s obesity crisis.

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