MeSH tree: E05.041
A man's body fat percentage may be a better indicator of his reproductive health than body mass index (BMI), according to a large study of more than 1,000 Danish men.
Jul 29, 2026
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A father's diet can affect his children's health and body composition before they are even conceived. A study of 43 triads of fathers, mothers and newborns treated in the public health care system of Ribeirão Preto in the ...
Jul 29, 2026
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Every person's DNA tells a unique story. To unlock the full potential of genetic research, scientists need tools that reflect the complexity of the people they study.
Jul 22, 2026
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Young women are leading a worrying increase in early-onset type 2 diabetes diagnoses in England, according to a new analysis. In a population study of type 2 diabetes in England, researchers found a clear generational divide, ...
Jul 22, 2026
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There is no statistically significant evidence that taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol, during pregnancy negatively affects how early a child is born or a child's birth weight, according to new research led by environmental ...
Jul 20, 2026
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Individuals with overweight or obesity can have a higher risk of heart disease despite appearing to be healthy, new research presented at the International Congress on Obesity in Mexico City (15–17 July) shows. Using waist-based ...
Jul 20, 2026
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The effect of obesity on unemployment is more than twice as large as previously thought, finds a UK Biobank study of genetic evidence.
Jul 17, 2026
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Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been used in public health and clinical settings as a simple tool to classify an individual's physical status based on their height and weight. Originally developed in the 1830s by Belgian mathematician ...
Being overweight and obesity may contribute to significantly more cancer cases than previously thought. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). Their analysis shows that ...
Jul 16, 2026
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A pooled analysis of two randomized trials found that decreasing sleep by just 1.5 hours each night was associated with increases in body weight, waist circumference and sedentary time in adults with elevated cardiometabolic ...
Jul 6, 2026
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