K., Orpana, H., & Graubard, B. I. (2013). Association of all-cause mortality with overweight and obesity using standard body mass index categories: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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The following is a summary of “Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Remodeling According to Obesity Class,” published in the November 2024 issue of Cardiology by Prajapati et al. Obesity is linked ...

The body roundness index (BRI) is gaining traction as a possible replacement for the BMI, with a recent study of more than 30,000 US adults finding a correlation between BRI and mortality risk. But ...

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A MUM-OF-TWO who flew out to Turkey for a weight-loss operation bled to death after the surgery went wrong, an inquest heard.

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