People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity. Want to know if your body fat is in ...
New research reveals that one in five people with normal BMIs have hidden abdominal obesity, facing 29% higher blood pressure ...
Most of us in Western medicine systems know which category of the body mass index, the “BMI,” our body matches. Our medical providers and the printouts after each office visit often highlight it for ...
When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...
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Even at a ‘Normal’ BMI, Belly Fat Raises Health Risks
A new study on the worldwide prevalence of ‘abdominal obesity’ tied belly fat in ‘normal’ weight people to hypertension, ...
Want to know if your body fat is in the healthy range? Well, stepping on a scale is not the best way to figure that out. An international panel of experts is now recommending a more nuanced and ...
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