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Is BMI Accurate? Weighing the Pros & Cons
MediaFeed via AOL· 1 day agoWhen you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight. With this data, the computer...
Average Height and Weight for Teenagers by Age
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAverage Weight Versus BMI for Teens A more common measure of average healthy bodies is based on a formula known as the Body Mass < ...
Treatment-resistant depression linked to body mass index: Study
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoThe heritability of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) was found to have significant genetic...
Study finds link between BMI trajectories and fracture risk in late adulthood
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoA recent study published in Osteoporosis International sheds new light on the relationship between ...
Is Body Fat a Better Measure of Obesity in Midlife Than BMI?
Medscape· 6 days agoObesity as defined by adiposity measures corresponds to a lower body mass index (BMI) cutoff (≥ 27)...
Study supports lower BMI threshold for obesity in those over age 40
Medical Xpress· 7 days agoThe internationally recognized body-mass index (BMI) cutoff point for obesity may not be appropriate...
BMI threshold for obesity in older people should be lowered, researchers say
Press Association News via AOL· 7 days agoThe threshold for detecting obesity should be lowered for middle-aged and older people, researchers...
Obesity threshold should be LOWERED - as millions at risk of killers are missed
The US Sun· 6 days agoMILLIONS of middle-aged people have been mistakenly led to think they are not obese, a study has...
People using popular drugs for weight loss, diabetes are more likely to be diagnosed with stomach...
CNN.com· 2 days agoInjected medications that treat diabetes and obesity increase the risk of a rare but serious side...
Experts find cardiometabolic risk signs in kids young as 3. Here is the food they say is linked
CNN.com· 1 day agoThe ultraprocessed foods your kids eat now may be putting them a greater risk for cardiometabolic...