Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

Experts examined health data from over 300,000 Britons for 11 years and found a combination of two factors was needed to ...

Overweight scores continue from 25-30. And over 30 is obese. Quetelet merely used this early calculation as a descriptor. He did not make any medical proclamations. The Quetelet Index became ...

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

Women with persistent short sleep during the peripartum period had significantly increased odds of developing metabolic syndrome.

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

SINGAPORE: A recent infographic published by Seasia Stats shows that among countries in Southeast Asia, Singapore has the ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight Getty An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to ...

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