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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 ...
Physician's Weekly2d
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 ...
Ophthalmology Advisor3d
New Framework Reclassifies Nearly 20 Percent of People as Having Obesity
The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI).
Major change to health guidelines will lead to a surge in obese Americans
More than 100 million Americans who qualify as overweight could see themselves tip into the obese category under newly ...