The term BMI was first used in the mid-19th century, although the acronym wasn't officially coined until 1972 when ...

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 ...

People taking phentermine can lose over 7% of their body weight, or at least 8 pounds.

On Monday, Delhi's air quality further plummeted with the Air Quality Index (AQI) surpassing 400 in multiple parts of the ...

Between long commutes, Zoom-packed workdays and evenings of streaming and scrolling, millennials now spend more than 60 hours per week sitting, potentially boosting their heart disease risk and ...

A new study of more than 1,000 adults, average age 33, found that meeting recommended physical activity guidelines isn't enough to counteract the 60-plus hours per week they spend sitting. To reduce ...

The team analysed more than 1,000 people with an average age of 33, and included 730 twins, to explore how prolonged sitting ...

Poor air quality may not only spike respiratory, cardiac, and mental health issues but can also lead to weight gain and obesity ...

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 ...

Is prolonged sitting bad for your overall health and well-being? Yes, sitting for too many hours can affect your heart health ...