Excess weight, especially around the waist, leads to fatty material building up in the arteries and major organs ...

FROM high cholesterol to heart failure, being fat has long been associated with poor heart health. But having a “beer belly” ...

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and ...

Introduction: Consensus guidelines recommend a lower BMI threshold in Asians for diabetes screening and ASCVD primary prevention strategies, but limited data exist about the association between BMI ...

Women with a higher BMI may have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, according to an analysis of the ANCORS-YW study presented during ACC Middle East 2024. The multicenter study ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Mean BMI increased for premenopausal women and ...

High BMI is a significant modifiable risk factor for ovarian and uterine cancers, with disparities across sociodemographic index levels. The Global Burden of Diseases Study 2021 analyzed trends in ...

and BMR calculator are online tools used to evaluate health metrics. The BMI calculator helps you know if your weight is healthy for your height. BMR calculator tells you how many calories your body ...

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A large, long-term study has shown that waist circumference (WC), when used alongside body mass index (BMI), offers better insight into mortality risk among postmenopausal women—especially those with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with large waist circumference had a greater risk for death across all BMI categories. Researchers ...

1 Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2 Department of Breast Surgery, Peking Union ...