ANSWER: The body mass index (BMI, which the chart was probably derived from) is a tool used to estimate body shape.

People with higher muscle mass and a lower visceral fat-to-muscle ratio tend to have younger brains, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ...

The review of 1.6 million pregnancies shows diverse weight gain impacts, stressing the urgency for updated guidelines to ...

A cohort study links preexisting diabetes to poorer pancreatic cancer survival, but adulthood weight and exercise habits show ...

They tell us about distressing experiences seeing obesity or overweight highlighted as a diagnosis for an encounter in which ...

Around two-thirds of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and is associated with complications ...

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When assessed using WHO BMI criteria, GWG below recommended levels was associated with a higher risk of preterm birth, low ...

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Around two-thirds of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and is associated with complications such as preterm birth, large birth weight, and admission to intensive care.

Obesity severity is incrementally associated with a broad range of cardiometabolic and renal disease burden, as discovered by ...

Centered Thinking Weight-centric approaches to health have dominated medical practice for decades, but the consequences are ...