Air quality impacts baby’s future even before you’re pregnant
The air that women breathe up to three months before they become pregnant can have an effect on the future baby’s size. A ...
The Average American Woman Weighs This Much
The average American woman weighs about 170 pounds and stands about 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But it’s important to remember ...
Being in shape is better for longevity than being thin, new study shows
A comprehensive review found that being out of shape greatly increased the risk of dying prematurely — regardless of age or ...
BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.
A new report suggests that a diagnosis of obesity should depend on patients' individual health — not their Body Mass Index.
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Study relates exposure to air pollution prior to conceiving with higher BMI in children
The study, published in the journal Environmental Research, found that an increase in PM2.5 levels by 16.2 micrograms per ...
Doctors tweak guidelines to redefine obesity for Indians
A day after international experts proposed a new approach to define obesity by looking beyond body mass index (BMI), Indian ...
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
‘Fat but healthy’ people being wrongly diagnosed as obese
GPs are told to use additional metrics to diagnose overweight patients, rather than relying on body mass index alone ...
Let Inga Tell You: Looking for hope in the body roundness index — the new BMI
Criticisms about the BMI maintain that it was developed on data only from men, most of them White, and doesn’t account for racial, ethnic, age, sex and gender diversity. Even Olympic athletes can be ...
The ideal breakfast for men and women which can help with weight loss
The perfect breakfast for weight loss isn't about the food itself, but rather the energy it provides - and there's a certain ...
Obesity norms for India updated after 15 years
The term overweight is no more a part of the India-specific obesity guidelines that were revised after nearly 15 years and ...
The ideal breakfast you can eat to help you lose weight for men and women
Studies have revealed that there is an ideal breakfast you can eat in order to help you lose weight - and it's nothing to do with the food itself. The study shows the ideal breakfast should provide 20 ...