BMI approximates a person’s body volume by ... composition analysis will come from a body composition scan. The gold standard ...

New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that the ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...

Finally, because WC and BMI are measured on different scales (1 standard deviation [SD] = 3.7 and 4.3 kg/m 2 for BMI for males and females respectively, and 10.8 and 11.8 cm for WC for males and ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

Our draft quality standard, published today for consultation ... deputy chief executive and chief medical officer at NICE Jonathan continued: "Annual monitoring of BMI and waist-to-height ratio is a ...

In Korea, a BMI of 25 is used as a standard for diagnosing obesity. A BMI of 25 corresponds to a weight of 74 kg when considering the average height of adult Namsung men at 171.5 cm. If the BMI ...

Obesity is about much more than just the inconvenience of carrying a few extra pounds. It’s a condition that can harm many areas of a person’s health. And because obesity affects an estimated ...

an increase of 1 standard deviation (10.8 cm) in waist circumference was associated with a 25% increase in the risk of obesity-related cancers," the researchers reported. They noted that "BMI is a ...

Finally, because WC and BMI are measured on different scales (1 standard deviation [SD] = 3.7 and 4.3 kg/m² for BMI for males and females respectively, and 10.8 and 11.8 cm for WC for males and ...