For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...
The novel metabolic predictor emphasizes central adiposity, while integrating metabolites and other measures of metabolic ...
Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. The body mass index is not going away, a new ...
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Over the next decade, obesity rates across the nation could surge to close to half of U.S. adults, a new study published in ...
A landmark analysis of 120,000 people reveals that hidden central fat is rising across the UK, and BMI is missing it, making waist-to-height ratio the clearer warning signal for growing obesity risk.
Menopause shifts body composition towards lower lean mass and higher central fat, with changes being most pronounced in women ...
An international committee of scientists has proposed a change to the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The goal is to offer a more nuanced and objective way to assess body composition, by adding ...
Seoul National University Hospital researchers have linked childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and ...
An international committee of scientists has proposed a change to the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The goal is to offer a more nuanced and objective way to assess body composition, by adding ...
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