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In 2023, the American Medical Association acknowledged that BMI is an “imperfect way to measure body fat.” And an English study from 2021, with a more diverse data set, found that current BMI ...

Obesity in Scotland has reached record levels, with almost a third of adults classified as being so overweight they met the ...

Weight reduction has been shown to alleviate symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee, including pain. The effect of ...

As global populations age and the prevalence of obesity and metabolic disorders rises, understanding the complex ...

The association between gestational organophosphate ester (OPE) exposure and obesity in childhood is mixed, according ...

New research shows adolescents also are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy ...

Attention is drawn to the National Health Insurance Service's findings that Korea's obesity standard body mass index (BMI) should be raised. The Korea Institute of Health Insurance announced that it ...

The Scottish Health Survey 2023 also showed an increase in the number of Scots who are worried about running out of food.

The body mass index of city residents grew more slowly than neighboring communities' in the three years after the policy took ...

BMI is a quick and convenient tool for assessing weight-related health risks, but some researchers back replacing it with an ...