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Study supports lower BMI threshold for obesity in those over age 40
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoThe internationally recognized body-mass index (BMI) cutoff point for obesity may not be appropriate...
Is Body Fat a Better Measure of Obesity in Midlife Than BMI?
Medscape· 2 days agoObesity as defined by adiposity measures corresponds to a lower body mass index (BMI) cutoff (≥ 27)...
How Long Can I Stay on Ozempic For Weight Loss?
MediaFeed via AOL· 7 hours agoYou know Ozempic can help with weight loss, but how long can you stay on Ozempic exactly? Unfortunately, there isn’t a solid answer to this question yet.
For People Over 40, BMI Obesity Readings May Not be Accurate
Healthline via AOL· 2 days agoStudy participants were divided by the WHO BMI index: not underweight or overweight/obese (BMI...
BMI threshold for obesity in older people should be lowered, researchers say
Press Association News via AOL· 3 days agoThe threshold for detecting obesity should be lowered for middle-aged and older people, researchers...
Why Insulin Resistance Is Higher in Men With Obesity?
Medscape· 13 hours agoDifferences in how adipose tissue responds to insulin may account for why type 2 diabetes is more...
Nearly half of all cancer cases are linked to obesity
Daily Telegraph· 7 days agoThe study led by Lund University in Malmo, Sweden, involved 4.1 million participants who were...
Global life expectancy to increase by nearly five years by 2050 – study
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThe analysis based its estimates on 88 risk factors and their associated health outcomes for 204...
New way of measuring may class more people as obese
China Daily· 15 hours agoA study of 4,800 adults aged 40-80 led by the University of Tor Vergata in Rome focuses on body fat percentage, rather than the usually accepted ratio of weight to height known as Body Mass ...
Millions more middle-aged are obese, study suggests
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoUsing a new, lower BMI cut-off for obesity would give a truer picture of who is affected, the researchers say. With age, muscle declines and fat builds...
