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What we think of as "normal" body shape is affected by what we're accustomed to—the range of body shapes we see. My new research with colleagues shows that this is true for young children as well as adults.
Mar 5, 2025
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Nearly 40% of adult Americans say they've experienced some type of sport-related mistreatment in their lives, a new study shows.
Mar 4, 2025
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A study published in SSM—Population Health sheds light on significant variations in birthweights among Hispanic subgroups in New York City, challenging the common practice of treating the Hispanic population as a homogenous ...
Feb 13, 2025
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Many adolescents and young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery—particularly those who were at a healthy body mass index (BMI) before surgery, reports a paper in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Jan 29, 2025
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A study led by a researcher from the University of Granada and carried out in collaboration with the University of Castilla-La Mancha and the Francisco de Vitoria University has shown that replacing meat consumption with ...
Jan 28, 2025
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Increased exposure to glyphosate, one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States and much of the world, harms infant health in U.S. agricultural counties, according to a new study by two University of Oregon ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Individuals in the lowest quintile of birth weight appear to have an increased risk for subsequent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published online Dec. 11 in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
Jan 7, 2025
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An Imperial College researcher with colleagues in Iran has found dose-response effects of aerobic exercise in measures of overweight and obese adults. Clinically significant improvements were observed in individuals who performed ...
For individuals from diverse backgrounds, managing heart disease effectively often depends on more than access to medical care—it requires culturally relevant education. Recent research reveals that adapting patient education ...
Dec 10, 2024
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A study in Brazil involving 89 father-mother-baby triads points to an association between paternal overweight and newborn birth weight: the higher the father's body mass index (BMI, weight divided by height squared), the ...
Dec 4, 2024
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