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Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure that relates body weight to height. BMI is sometimes used to measure total body fat and whether a person is a healthy weight. Excess body fat is linked to an increased risk of some diseases including heart disease and some cancers.

Effects of white meat on cholesterol are 'identical' to red meat

Scientists report that eating red and white meat has equally negative effects on blood cholesterol levels, and plant-based protein is best.

7 Jun 2019

Mortality risk after heart bypass surgery four times higher in patients with high body fat mass

New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Vienna, Austria (1-3 June) shows that mortality in patients who had undergone heart bypass surgery was over 4 times higher in individuals with a high body fat mass, while body mass index (BMI) by itself was not associated with an increase in mortality.

3 Jun 2019

Unsupportive parenting may have negative health implications for children, study suggests

New research out of Loma Linda University Health suggests that unsupportive parenting styles may have several negative health implications for children, even into their adult years.

30 May 2019

Weight-based teasing places kids at risk for excess weight and fat gain

Kids and adolescents who were teased about their weight gained more weight over time, according to a new longitudinal study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.

30 May 2019

Children with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens

Children and adolescents with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens, a study of more than 3,000 children followed from age 9 to 17 shows.

28 May 2019

Being overweight around age 18 linked with higher risk of cardiomyopathy in adulthood

A large study of Swedish men found that those who were even mildly overweight around age 18 were more likely develop cardiomyopathy in adulthood -- an uncommon heart muscle condition that can cause heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

27 May 2019

Study finds stark socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index

Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index emerge during the pre-school years and widen across childhood and into early adolescence.

24 May 2019

Scientists examine hormonal links between diet and obesity

Obesity is a growing public health crisis, bringing with it many serious risk factors, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

24 May 2019

Study: Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese

Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who travel by car or public transport, a new study suggests.

20 May 2019

People with fast walking pace have a long life expectancy

People who report that they have a slower walking pace have a lower life expectancy than fast walkers, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the National Institute for Health Research Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester's Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University.

15 May 2019

Study finds extremely low use of weight loss medicines by veterans

Despite the availability of new weight management medications and several clinical guidelines recommending their use as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for obesity, a new study has found that their use is extremely low (about one percent) among eligible Veterans.

15 May 2019

Lifestyle risk factors account for 27% of all cancer cases in Brazil

Lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are associated with a third of all deaths caused by 20 types of cancer in Brazil, according to a new epidemiological study.

15 May 2019

Glucosamine supplements could benefit the heart

Glucosamine supplements are used by hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide to relieve the joint pain caused due to osteoarthritis.

14 May 2019

Study finds link between herbicide and human liver disease

Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto's popular weed killer Roundup, has been linked to liver disease in animal models.

14 May 2019

New study on viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics

In a paper to be published in a forthcoming issue of TECHNOLOGY, a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School have done a study on the viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics.

14 May 2019

Study explains why some football players with SCT experience adverse clinical outcomes

A recent study published in Southern Medical Journal, led by researchers from the University of South Florida identifies a genetic variation known to affect sickle cell disease symptomology.

10 May 2019

Rural dwellers could be driving the obesity epidemic

Researchers have found that the global obesity epidemic may be boosted by the sedentary lifestyles of those living in rural areas.

10 May 2019

New minimally invasive weight-loss procedure shows promising results

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, a relatively new, minimally invasive weight-loss procedure, resulted in significant total body weight loss in the first long-term study to follow patients' progress over five years, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2019.

9 May 2019

Study reveals important role for psychological distress and emotional eating in obesity

New research, published in the research journal Obesity, has found that people on lower incomes may be more likely to have obesity due to psychological distress that gives rise to emotional eating to cope.

8 May 2019

Coffee, sugary drinks, or alcohol? It's in your genes.

Researchers have discovered that choosing to consume alcohol, coffee, and sugar-sweetened drinks may be due to hertitable genetic variants.

6 May 2019

Body Mass Index (BMI) News and Research

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Effects of white meat on cholesterol are 'identical' to red meat

Mortality risk after heart bypass surgery four times higher in patients with high body fat mass

Unsupportive parenting may have negative health implications for children, study suggests

Weight-based teasing places kids at risk for excess weight and fat gain

Children with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens

Being overweight around age 18 linked with higher risk of cardiomyopathy in adulthood

Study finds stark socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index

Scientists examine hormonal links between diet and obesity

Study: Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese

People with fast walking pace have a long life expectancy

Study finds extremely low use of weight loss medicines by veterans

Lifestyle risk factors account for 27% of all cancer cases in Brazil

Glucosamine supplements could benefit the heart

Study finds link between herbicide and human liver disease

New study on viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics

Study explains why some football players with SCT experience adverse clinical outcomes

Rural dwellers could be driving the obesity epidemic

New minimally invasive weight-loss procedure shows promising results

Study reveals important role for psychological distress and emotional eating in obesity

Coffee, sugary drinks, or alcohol? It's in your genes.

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