RAK Biggest Weight Loss Challenge 2025 puts lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise under the spotlight in latest expert-led session ...

We’re used to hearing the medical community talk about our BMI (Body Mass Index) as a way to determine if we’re obese.  The ...

Study finds a 50% rise in overweight and obesity among adolescents in England, increasing from 22% in 2008–2010 to 33% in ...

Severe obesity increases the risk of 16 major health conditions, including sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, and liver disease, says a Johns Hopkins-led study.

The following is a summary of “Association between A body shape index and bone mineral density in middle-aged and elderly ...

BMI is an outdated measure of health, say experts – there’s a raft of checks that could give a clue to your current wellbeing ...

Real-world data showed that low-risk patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had 1-year ...

Delivering the V. Ramalingaswamy Memorial Lecture on World Health Day at Bhaskara Auditorium, Birla Science Centre, Dr Reddy ...

Its authors call for a paradigm shift in the assessment of obesity and suggest the use of more accurate indicators, such as waist-to-height ratio or muscle strength tests. “The use of BMI becomes ...

The following is a summary of “Association between waist-to-height ratio and insulin resistance in patients with polycystic ...

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

Recent researches indicate that Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) differs in patients with PCOS accompanied by IR compared to those with PCOS alone; however, a consensus has yet to be reached. This ...