However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...
Research suggests caffeine can help with weight loss, but a large dose is necessary to create a response. A 2020 review in ...
A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...
“That’s why,” says Dr Naval Kishore Vikram, professor of medicine, Metabolic Research Group, AIIMS, “obesity has to be ...
This week, a group of researchers have called for doctors to stop using the Body Mass Index, or BMI, to define obesity. It's ...
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Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) excise taxes were associated with reduced mean body mass index (BMI) among adults in demographic subgroups, including in young adults who consumed the most SSBs, and in ...
Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk ...
A retrospective study demonstrated slightly elevated baseline fasting plasma glucose levels to be a robust marker of incident diabetes risk, even when those levels fell within the normal range.
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...
People with pockets of fat hidden within their muscles have a higher risk of dying from heart-related health problems, ...