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Novel oral drug reduces BMI for adolescents, adults with hypothalamic obesity
An oral melanocortin-4 receptor agonist conferred significant BMI reductions among adolescents and adults with hypothalamic ...
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New Obesity Definition Raises the Number Who Have It
About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.
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Stratifying BMI by Waist Circumference Improves Mortality Risk Prediction in Postmenopausal Women
Stratifying body mass index (BMI) categories by waist circumference (WC) thresholds improves mortality risk prediction in ...
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New Framework Reclassifies Nearly 20% of People as Having Obesity
HealthDay News — The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI), according to a study published ...