Six early life factors linked to body fat in South Asian children
Researchers at McMaster University have identified six key factors in the first three years of life that influence the trajectory of obesity in South Asian children.
Apr 10, 2025
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Metabolism: News and Research on Body Composition
MeSH tree: G03.180
AI-powered smartphone app constructs 3D model of human body to accurately predict body fat
Researchers have developed a smartphone app that uses machine learning to accurately determine body composition—which is linked to a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and related conditions—from photographs.
Mar 24, 2025
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Online weight loss program is effective way to reach rural populations, study shows
People living in rural areas are at greater risk for obesity than the general population, and they often have limited access to healthy, affordable food, physical activity facilities, public transportation, and health care ...
Feb 14, 2025
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3D imaging and AI enhance body fat and muscle distribution analysis
A recent study introduces an innovative method for analyzing body composition using advanced 3D imaging and deep learning techniques. This approach aims to provide more accurate assessments of body fat and muscle distribution, ...
Feb 4, 2025
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Forget BMI—there's a 2,000-year-old technique for measuring body fat that's more useful
It's the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticized again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group of experts is denouncing it as a diagnostic tool for obesity. They say that doctors should look ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Football players' strength and power differ by position, study shows
Even casual football watchers could tell you there are different body types based on the player's position. Linemen are big with a lot of body mass, and wide receivers are smaller and faster, for example. But a new study ...
Jan 13, 2025
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Small weight gains increase risk of back pain and disability for males, study finds
A comprehensive two-decades long study of 695 men living in Geelong found that gaining as little as three kilograms of weight over five years is linked to back pain and high rates of disability ten years later, highlighting ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Study highlights the value of neonatal ultrasound
For preterm infants, patterns of growth—and increases in fat tissue, in particular—may be indicators of metabolic health and brain development. Standard assessments for these measures, however, are often not feasible for ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Scientists outline key challenges and promising avenues in obesity genetics
Research on the genetics of obesity dates to the early 1920s, with many of the initial findings indicating the complexity and multifaceted nature of obesity perfectly resonating with more modern discoveries. Researchers at ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Scientists identify interleukin-11 as key driver of aging
An aging population will bring colossal health, social, and economic challenges over the coming decades. As people live longer, staving off the physical decline and frailty that come with age has become a holy grail, with ...
Jul 17, 2024
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