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A study of over 458,000 individuals finds that waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio are stronger predictors of ...

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Researchers found that higher maternal BMI in early pregnancy and before delivery were associated with an increased risk of ALL in female offspring, but there were no such associations for male ...

Obesity, a new report recommends, should be diagnosed by an individual’s body fat percentage, not weight, which was the norm ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte Researchers analyzed two generations of Danish conscripts and discovered that while obesity rates soared, the inverse relationship between BMI and intelligence remained stable, ...

Many young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery, according to study results in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

The health care community has redefined the requirements for clinical obesity, noting BMI shouldn’t be the sole barometer of ...

TWO telltale signs of dementia that have nothing to do with memory could appear up to 11 years before typical symptoms, ...

Objective Glenohumeral (GH) osteoarthritis (OA) is the third most common large joint disease, after hip and knee OA. This ...

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