A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity ...

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The 5:2 diet effectively reduces weight, BMI, and LDL while improving cardiometabolic health in patients with overweight or obesity, per a meta-analysis.

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New research published in BMJ Open shows ater aerobics may help people—especially women and people over 45—lose weight and ...

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

For decades, body mass index has been the go-to metric for defining healthy weight ranges, but its usefulness as a reliable ...

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To get around BMI’s limitations, doctors have turned to more precise measures to assess body size and fat—like fancy scans that show your percentage of fat relative to your weight and simpler measures ...