Higher risk of 17 cancers after high BMI in late teens
Men who have overweight or obesity at age 18 have a higher risk of 17 different cancers later in life, according to research from the...
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Body fat percentage more reliable indicator of overall health and cardiometabolic risk than BMI
Body fat percentage is a much more reliable indicator of an individual's overall health and cardiometabolic risk than BMI, according to...
BMI not a sufficient indicator of metabolic health
Body mass index (BMI) is not a complete measure of metabolic health and a high proportion of US adults with normal BMI still have...
Concerning association between BMI and the adolescent brain
Preteens carrying excess weight have notable differences in cognitive performance, brain structures, and brain circuitry, compared to...
Waist-to-height ratio is a better indicator of outcomes in patients with heart failure than BMI
New research has debunked the idea that there is an “obesity paradox”, whereby patients with heart failure who are overweight or obese...
VITAL trial: Blunted response to vitamin D supplementation with higher BMI
Vitamin D may be metabolised differently in people with an elevated body mass index (BMI), according to an analysis of data from the...
Excess weight associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection and long COVID
High body mass index (BMI), rather than high blood sugar levels, are associated with excess risks of COVID-19 infection and long COVID,...
COVID-19 vaccine protects people of all body weights from hospitalisation and death
COVID-19 vaccines have greatly reduced the number of cases of severe COVID-19 disease for everyone regardless of their body size,...
Knee replacement surgery decreases after NHS introduced patient's weight policies
Weight/body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are associated with a decrease in knee...
Preoperative BMI and weight may predict outcomes after bariatric surgery
A study of over 4,000 bariatric surgery patients in the UK has reported that those with the highest BMI and weight prior to surgery are...
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