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When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate, but authors of a new study say a different ...
Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight. In general, people are ...
The body mass index (BMI) is under fire—many healthcare professionals, researchers, and fitness experts are questioning its usefulness ...
New research has demonstrated that while a number of healthy lifestyle behaviours can cut the risk of type 2 diabetes, ...
Managing your body weight and BMI could be the key to keeping your type two diabetes risk down, according to a new study ...
Currently, two criteria must be met to qualify for the prescription. Firstly, a BMI of 40 or over is required, however, if ...
Type two diabetes is on the rise globally, primarily caused by insulin resistance believed to be connected to lifestyle ...
Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...
Those who are eligible will also receive other bits of care like regular check-ups, exercise support and advice on nutrition ...
Novo Nordisk’s campaign, which aims to speak ‘without filters’ by declaring obesity a disease, has been strongly criticized ...
Infection, delayed kidney function, kidney loss and death are all risks associated with kidney transplant surgery in obese ...