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In this prospective cohort study, body mass index-specific waist circumference (WC) thresholds were found to improve ...
New research reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal ...
Medical experts, including sports physicians from Medilux, emphasize that BMI should never be treated as a target in ...
Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...
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Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...
A new cross-cultural study involving participants from China, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom found that men with a body ...
Body fat percentage, waist circumference both significantly associated with 15-year all-cause mortality, heart disease mortality.
A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...
Fat tissue secretes hormones known as adipokines. Patients with obesity have a larger amount of leptin than a normal ...
The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmissions, according to a study ...
A new drug from California-based pharma company Amgen, which has concluded a phase II trial, shows promise as a powerful ...