According to the researchers, using the RFM (relative fat mass) formula, which takes into account visceral fat, is "a more ...

Obesity and heart failure often go together, making treatment more complicated. Now, health experts have released new ...

Body mass index trajectories from birth to early adulthood and lung function development. European Respiratory Journal , 2024; 2400298 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00298-2024 Cite This Page : ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI. Here's what they recommend using instead.

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

An abnormal BMI in children – be it high or low – can now be associated with impaired lung function, but if their BMI is normalised before they reach adulthood, the impairment can be offset, ...

During the evaluation of those with a persistent high BMI, defined as “normal BMI at an early age, increased in childhood and persistently increasing in later follow-up,” vs. those with stable ...

An abnormal BMI in children - be it high or low - can now be associated with impaired lung function, but if their BMI is normalized before they reach adulthood, the impairment can be offset ...

An abnormal body mass index (BMI) in children -- whether high or low -- can be associated with impaired lung function, according to research on Monday. About 10 per cent people suffer from poor lung ...

Kenny Eliason/UNSPLASH.COM Children's body mass index, a measure of height and weight, can affect their future lung function, new research shows.

More information: Gang Wang et al, Body mass index trajectories from birth to early adulthood and lung function development, European Respiratory Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00298-2024 ...