People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store fat there more effectively than nonexercisers with obesity, according to a new study from a team of researchers at the University ...
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People with obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery were more likely to control their high blood pressure over a 1-to-5 year follow-period compared to those who managed their high blood pressure with medications and lifestyle ...
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Semaglutide reduces the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and composite heart failure end points compared with placebo in patients with overweight or obesity and heart failure, according to a study published ...
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As life expectancy increases, the attention and interest in safe and effective lifestyle interventions to promote healthy aging are growing rapidly. One of the elements explored is that of unhealthy diets, with poor nutritional ...
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Participants on a self-directed dietary education program who had the greatest success at losing weight across a 25-month period consumed greater amounts of protein and fiber, a study found. Personalization and flexibility ...
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A study published in Scientific Reports by researchers at Karolinska Institutet reveals that different antiretroviral therapies (ART) influence the gut and oral microbiome, as well as body mass index (BMI), in people living ...
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Mayo Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) with an advanced 3D body-volume scanner—originally developed for the clothing industry—to help doctors predict metabolic syndrome risk and severity. The combination ...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by scientists from institutions across China and the United States has uncovered promising insights into how vitamin D supplementation can significantly impact cardiometabolic ...
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Although many people prefer the less-ambiguous term body mass, the term body weight is overwhelmingly used in daily English speech and in biological and medical science contexts to describe the mass of an organism's body. Body weight is measured in kilograms throughout the world, although in some countries people more often measure and describe body weight in pounds (e.g. United States and sometimes Canada) or stones and pounds (e.g. United Kingdom) and thus may not be well acquainted with measurement in kilograms. Most hospitals in the United States now use kilograms for calculations, but use kilograms and pounds together for other purposes. (1 kg is approximately 2.2 lb; 1 stone (14 lb) is approximately 6.4 kg.)
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