A healthy quality Mediterranean-like diet partially modifies the association between obesity and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Karl Michaëlsson of Uppsala University, ...
Sep 17, 2020
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A new University of Alberta study shows that losing weight before knee replacement surgery doesn't lead to better outcomes for patients.
Jan 28, 2021
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People who are overweight, even if only modestly, are at greater risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Aug 14, 2020
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People of "normal" weight who sport a wide waist are more at risk of heart problems than obese people, said researchers Friday, urging a rethink of healthy weight guidelines.
Apr 20, 2018
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(HealthDay)—There is a secular trend for earlier pubertal timing among Swedish boys, according to a study published online July 22 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Jul 30, 2019
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People with a genetic predisposition to obesity are not only at greater risk of excess weight, their genes interact with an increasingly "obesogenic" environment, resulting in higher body mass index (BMI) in recent decades, ...
Jul 3, 2019
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A new study published in Diabetologia finds that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—a large and diverse group of industrial chemicals found in many everyday products—is associated with an increased ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Babies born to women who have a sugary diet during pregnancy have a higher body mass index, according to a new study by Singaporean researchers.
Oct 5, 2017
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Waist-to-height ratio is a simpler and more predictive indicator of the 'early heath risks' associated with central obesity than the complex 'matrix', based on BMI and waist circumference (WC), currently used by Public Health ...
Mar 16, 2016
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A study examining the body mass index (BMI) of over 14,000 children from birth to age 15 shows those in the Midwest have the highest BMI levels while kids in the West have the lowest, suggesting regional influences may play ...
Sep 1, 2021
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