Health
Weight plays a role in menopause age
Being underweight or overweight could affect the age at which women experience menopause, a University of Queensland study has found.
Mar 9, 2018
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News tagged with underweight
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Weighing too much or too little when pregnant can be risky
(HealthDay)—For women contemplating having a baby, new research adds to the evidence suggesting that starting a pregnancy at a normal weight is best.
Nov 14, 2017
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Health
Study finds women underweight in teens, mid-30s are at greater risk of early menopause
A new study from epidemiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst published today reports, based on a study of nearly 80,000 women, that underweight women and those who were underweight as teenagers or in their ...
Oct 26, 2017
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Health
Underweight women are at greater risk of early menopause
Underweight women and women who were underweight as teenagers or in their mid-30s are at greater risk of experiencing an early menopause compared to lean or normal weight women, according to a study of nearly 80,000 women.
Oct 26, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades, new study finds
The number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5 to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, according to a new study led by Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO). If current ...
Oct 10, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fashion mannequins communicate 'dangerously thin' body ideals
New research from the University of Liverpool shows that the body size of mannequins used to advertise female fashion in the UK are too thin and may be promoting unrealistic body ideals.
May 2, 2017
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Neuroscience
Both too much, too little weight tied to migraine
Both obesity and being underweight are associated with an increased risk for migraine, according to a meta-analysis published in the April 12, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of ...
Apr 12, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
Childhood BMI linked with asthma hospital admissions, but differs between men and women
Childhood body mass index (BMI) has been associated with hospital admissions for asthma in early adulthood, with overweight BMI measures increasing the risk of admission in women and underweight BMI measures increasing the ...
Sep 5, 2016
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Dentistry
Documenting obesity and underweight in clinical dental settings
A hands-on workshop titled "Documenting Obesity and Underweight in Clinical Dental Settings" will take place today at the 45th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research. The AADR Annual Meeting ...
Mar 17, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Does midlife obesity protect against dementia?
People who are obese in middle age run a lower risk of developing dementia later, said a large and long-term study Friday whose findings challenge the prevailing wisdom.
Apr 9, 2015
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