New research reveals that one in five people with normal BMIs have hidden abdominal obesity, facing 29% higher blood pressure ...
A new obesity definition, incorporating anthropometrics and organ health beyond BMI, reveals significantly higher prevalence.
BMI is a measure of body weight relative to height. The goal for most people is to have a BMI that’s over 18 and under 25.
New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their ...
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Even at a ‘Normal’ BMI, Belly Fat Raises Health Risks
A new study on the worldwide prevalence of ‘abdominal obesity’ tied belly fat in ‘normal’ weight people to hypertension, ...
Background Numerous studies have found associations between parental socio-economic position (SEP) and offspring asthma.
Having a higher BMI at diagnosis is tied to faster disability progression in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a ...
China: A long-term cohort study published in Diabetes Care has shed light on how changes in body mass index (BMI) from ...
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3 reasons why BMI is not an accurate measure of your health or body weight — and what to use instead
BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat ...
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BMI alone may not be enough to measure cardiometabolic disease risk among adults, researchers find
Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone's risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers ...
About 1 in 3 Australian adults (32%) has a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. A further 34% has a BMI of 25 or above.
Doctors are increasingly looking beyond body mass index (BMI) and waist size to better understand how fat distribution in the ...
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