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Why the focus on weight and body mass index can offer skewed look at health
Los Angeles Daily News· 5 hours agoFor decades, healthcare in America has linked weight to health status. Since individuals with a...
BMI has its flaws. Is the 'body roundness index' any better?
NBC NEWS· 5 days agoNew research points to a better way to measure obesity than body mass index. Body mass
Study: Current BMI Obesity Guidelines May Be Inaccurate for Those Over Age 40
Health via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFact checked by Nick BlackmerFact checked by Nick Blackmer New research suggests the standard...
Pre-operative use of GLP-1s may reduce complications after metabolic, bariatric surgery in patients...
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoA combination of GLP-1 agonists taken before metabolic and bariatric surgery may help patients with...
What Makes Chlorella a Superfood?
Mercola· 8 hours ago...Researchers at Shahrekord University in Iran looked at 19 chlorella supplementation studies conducted prior to January 2017, focusing on those with thorough coverage on how chlorella influences blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, body mass index (BMI) and lipid profile, as these four factors...
What Black Americans can learn from ‘American Idol’ star Mandisa’s obesity-related death
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhat is class III obesity? Scientifically, obesity is determined by an individual’s body mass index...
Measuring a person's waist may help calculate their risk of death from obesity, study says
CBS News· 4 days agoA new study finds there may be a more accurate way to calculate a patient's risk of death from...
1 in 5 children and adolescents globally have 'excess weight,' new study finds. Here's what parents...
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 4 days agoHere's what parents need to know. What is considered obesity in children? When medical professionals...
New study shows long-term effectiveness of gastric bypass in treating type 2 diabetes and obesity
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoResearchers from Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA analyzed diabetes remission rates and...
Slim women end up in A&E after ‘lying’ to get weight-loss jabs
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSlim young women are trying to get “beach body ready” by using weight-loss jabs, Britain’s most...
