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It’s a great day for those with a ‘dad bod,’ because according to a new study, it’s the body type women find most attractive.
Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...
Researchers are now suggesting that waist circumference is a stronger predictor of cancer risk in men compared to body mass index. The study, conducted by scientists from Lund University, Sweden ...
Growing number of critics say body mass index never meant as a health diagnostic tool People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health plan will ...
Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...
Body mass index gets smack down: ... In subjects all with a BMI of 25, the percent of body fat in men varied between 14 percent and 35 percent, ... it varied between 26 percent and 43 percent, ...
BMI in the overweight or obese range for both women and men during preconception or early pregnancy was linked to time to pregnancy success and miscarriage risk, according to study results ...
Scientists measured the body mass index—weight divided by height—of men and women in more than 3,600 couples, either while they were trying to get pregnant or early in the pregnancy, and ...
Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year’s ...