Diagnosis: News and Research on Body Mass Index

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Genetic test predicts obesity in childhood

What if we could prevent people from developing obesity? The World Obesity Federation expects more than half the global population to develop overweight or obesity by 2035. However, treatment strategies such as lifestyle ...

A bigger waist may increase the risk of dying for older women

Older women with larger waist circumference may be at a much greater risk of dying for any given BMI, according to international research, which monitored women over more than two decades. The study found that for post-menopausal ...

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