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A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health risk—fails in predicting the risk of future death, suggesting the calculation is deeply flawed.
Jun 25, 2025
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Children of fathers who were categorized as obese or overweight based on their body mass index (BMI) around the time of conception are more likely to develop obesity themselves, according to new research from the University ...
Jun 25, 2025
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Education, body mass index (BMI), and hypertension play a role in the spread of tau tangles, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, according to longitudinal PET imaging data presented at the 2025 Society of Nuclear Medicine ...
Jun 24, 2025
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Want to lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes? Trade diet soda for a tall glass of water, a new small-scale study argues.
Jun 23, 2025
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Among older adults, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is associated with increased risk for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), according to a study published in the June issue of Laryngoscope: ...
Jun 22, 2025
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The higher a person's body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, especially those with BMI of 50 or more, according to a new study presented today at the American Society for Metabolic ...
Jun 17, 2025
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A new study offers insight into the health and lifestyle indicators—including diet, physical activity and weight—that align most closely with healthy brain function across the lifespan. The study used machine learning to ...
Jun 16, 2025
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Excess fat mass estimated by waist-circumference-to-height ratio predicts the risk of liver damage better than body mass index (BMI) estimated obesity, a new study shows. Waist-to-height ratio is a cheap and universally accessible ...
Jun 11, 2025
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In premenopausal women, hyperinsulinemia is associated with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), with body mass index (BMI) playing a role in this association, according to a study published online June 3 in Menopause.
Jun 10, 2025
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Body mass index (BMI) and physical activity are associated with the risk for subsequent neoplasms among childhood cancer survivors, according to a study published online June 5 in JAMA Oncology.
Jun 6, 2025
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